Psalms 119 · Verse 174

Psalms 119:174

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.
Psalms 119:174, King James Version

Psalms 119:174 in other translations

BSBI long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
WEBI have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.
ASVI have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
YLTI have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law is my delight.
DARBYI have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
BBEAll my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
WebsterI have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

What does Psalms 119:174 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:173-174

173-174. (Compare Psa 119:77, 81, 92). I have chosen--in preference to all other objects of delight.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:169-176

The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have…

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Psalms 119:174 in the original Hebrew

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תָּאַ֣בְתִּיta.'Av.tiI longH8373
לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣li.shu.'a.te.Khafor salvation yourH3444
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ve.to.ra.te.khaand law yourH8451
שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי\׃sha.'a.shu.'Ai[is] delight<s> myH8191

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Cross references for Psalms 119:174

  • Psalms 119:166-167

    Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

  • Psalms 119:16

    I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  • Psalms 119:47

    And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

  • Psalms 1:2

    But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  • Psalms 119:111

    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 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 adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  • Romans 7:22-25

    For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

  • Philippians 1:23

    For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

  • Genesis 49:18

    I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 23:5

    Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

  • Psalms 119:81

    כ CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
longed.
81,166; Ge 49:18; 2Sa 23:5; Pr 13:12; So 5:8; Ro 7:22-25; 8:23-25
Php 1:23
and thy law.
16,24,47,77,111,162,167; 1:2

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Context

  • Psalms 119:173

    Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

  • Psalms 119:174

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

  • Psalms 119:175

    Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

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Psalms 119:174 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Deseado he tu salud, oh Jehová; y tu ley es mi delicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai ardemment désiré ton salut, ô Éternel! et ta loi est mes délices.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich sehne mich nach deiner Rettung, Jehova; und dein Gesetz ist meine Wonne.