Psalms 119 · Verse 20

Psalms 119:20

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Psalms 119:20, King James Version

Psalms 119:20 in other translations

BSBMy soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
WEBMy soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
ASVMy soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
YLTBroken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
DARBYMy soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
BBEMy soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
WebsterMy soul breaketh for the longing that it hath to thy judgments at all times.

What does Psalms 119:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:17-20

17-20. Life is desirable in order to serve God; that we may do so aright, we should seek to have our eyes opened to behold His truth, and earnestly desire fully to understand it.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 My soul breaketh - We have a similar expression: It broke my heart, That is heart-breaking, She died of a broken heart. It expresses excessive longing, grievous disappointment, hopeless love, accumulated sorrow. By this we may see the hungering and thirsting which the psalmist had after righteousness, often mingled with much despondency.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:17-24

If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We ought to spend our lives in his service; we shall find true life in keeping his word. Those that would see the wondrous things of God's law and gospel, must beg him to give them understanding, by the light of his Spirit. Believers feel themselves strangers on earth; they fear missing their way, and losing comfort by erring from God's commandments. Every…

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Psalms 119:20 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.

גָּרְסָ֣הga.re.Sahit is crushedH1638
נַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.Shiself myH5315
לְתַאֲבָ֑הle.ta.'a.Vahfor longingH8375
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָmish.pa.Tei.khajudgments yourH4941
בְכָל\־ve.khol-at everyH3605
עֵֽת\׃'EttimeH6256

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:20

  • Psalms 42:1-2

    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. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

  • Psalms 84:2

    My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

  • Psalms 63:1

    A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

  • Psalms 119:131

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

  • Job 23:11-12

    My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  • Job 27:10

    Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

  • Revelation 3:15-16

    I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

  • Psalms 106:3

    Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

  • Song of Solomon 5:8

    I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
soul.
40,131,174; 42:1; 63:1; 84:2; Pr 13:12; So 5:8; Re 3:15,16
at all times.
106:3; Job 23:11,12; 27:10; Pr 17:17

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Context

  • Psalms 119:19

    I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

  • Psalms 119:20

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

  • Psalms 119:21

    Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

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Psalms 119:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Quebrantada está mi alma de desear tus juicios en todo tiempo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon âme est brisée par l’ardent désir qu’elle a en tout temps pour tes ordonnances.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Zermalmt ist meine Seele vor Verlangen nach deinen Rechten zu aller Zeit.