Psalms 119:174

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
longed	תָּאַ֣בְתִּי ta.'Av.ti	H8373	to desire · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
salvation	לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣ li.shu.'a.te.Kha	H3444	something saved · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
law	וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ ve.to.ra.te.kha	H8451	a precept or statute · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
delight	שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי sha.'a.shu.'Ai	H8191	enjoyment · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:166-167 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
Psalms 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psalms 119:162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Romans 7:22-25 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Romans 8:23-25 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173-174

Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would work for him: Let thy hand help me. He finds his own hands are not sufficient for him, nor can any creature lend him a helping hand to any purpose; therefore he looks up to God in hopes that the hand that had made him would help him; for, if the Lord do not help us, whence can any creature help us? All our help must be expected from God's hand, from his power and his bounty. 2. He pleads what divine grace had already wrought in him as a pledge of further mercy, being a qualification for it. Three things he pleads: - (1.) That he had made religion his serious and deliberate choice: "I have chosen thy precepts. I took them for my rule, not because I…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:174

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord,.... For temporal salvation and deliverance from enemies; and for spiritual and eternal salvation by the Messiah; and for the Messiah himself, the author of it: Kimchi interprets it of the salvation of the soul in the world to come; see Psalm 119:81; and thy law is my delight; or "delights" (n); his exceeding great delight, as being pure and perfect, holy, just, and good; a transcript of the divine nature, a revelation of the divine will; as in the hands of Christ, his surety and Saviour, who had engaged to fulfil it for him; and as written in his heart; and as delivered from the curse and condemnation of it, through the suretyship engagements of Chri…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

Psalm 119:169-174 169. t Let my cry come near b, to thy presence, O Jehovah! Give me understanding according to thy word. 170. t Let my prayer come into thy presence: deliver me according to thy word. 171. t My lips shall speak praise, when thou shalt have taught me thy statutes. 172. t My tongue shall speak of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173. t Let thy hand be to succor me; for I have chosen thy commandments. 174. t I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah and thy law has been my delight. 175. t Let my soul live, and let it praise thee; and let thy judgments succor me. 176. t I have wandered like a lost sheep: seek thy servant, for I have not forgotten thy statu…

The Church Fathers

"I have longed for Your salvation, O Lord" [Psalm 119:174]: even if all our foes be reluctant, let Christ the Salvation of God occur to us: the righteous men of old confess that they longed for Him, the Church longed for His destined coming from His mother's womb, the Church longs for His coming at His Father's right hand. Subjoined to this sentence are the words, "And Your law is my meditation:" for the Law gives testimony unto Christ.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Salvation · Saints: Long for — Saints: Long for

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Psalms 119:174

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173-174

John Gill on Psalms 119:174

John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:174

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173-174

John Gill on Psalms 119:174

John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:169–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:169-176