Psalms 119 · Verse 131

Psalms 119:131

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms 119:131, King James Version

Psalms 119:131 in other translations

BSBI open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
WEBI opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
ASVI opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
YLTMy mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
DARBYI opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
BBEMy mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
WebsterI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

What does Psalms 119:131 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:131-135
131-135. An ardent desire (compare Psa 56:1, 2) for spiritual enlightening, establishment in a right course, deliverance from the wicked, and evidence of God's favor is expressed I opened my mouth, and panted--as a traveller in a hot desert pants for the cooling breeze (Psa 63:1; 84:2).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 131 I opened my mouth, and panted - A metaphor taken from an animal exhausted in the chase. He runs, open-mouthed, to take in the cooling air; the heart beating high, and the muscular force nearly expended through fatigue. The psalmist sought for salvation, as he would run from a ferocious beast for his life. Nothing can show his earnestness in a stronger point of view.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:129-136

The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his…

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Psalms 119:131 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פִּֽי\־pi-mouth myH6310
פָ֭עַרְתִּיFa.'ar.tiI opened wideH6473
וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָהva.'esh.'A.fahand I panted !H7602
כִּ֖יkiforH3588
לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָle.mitz.vo.Tei.khafor commandments yourH4687
יָאָֽבְתִּי\׃ya.'A.ve.tiI longedH2968

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Cross references for Psalms 119:131

  • Psalms 42:1

    To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

  • Psalms 119:20

    My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

  • 1 Peter 2:2

    As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  • Psalms 81:10

    I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

  • Hebrews 12:14

    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Isaiah 26:8-9

    Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  • Job 29:23

    And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

  • Psalms 119:162

    I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

  • Psalms 119:174

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

  • Psalms 119:40

    Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
opened.
20; 42:1; Isa 26:8,9; 1Pe 2:2
I longed.
40,162,174; Heb 12:14

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Context

  • Psalms 119:130

    The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

  • Psalms 119:131

    I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

  • Psalms 119:132

    Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

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Psalms 119:131 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mi boca abrí y suspiré; porque deseaba tus mandamientos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai ouvert ma bouche, et j’ai soupiré; car j’ai un ardent désir de tes commandements.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe meinen Mund weit aufgetan und gelechzt, denn ich habe verlangt nach deinen Geboten.