Psalms 119:131
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.”
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BSBPD
“I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:131 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 7:2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
- Job 29:23They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
- Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Psalms 81:10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
- Psalms 119:20My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
- Psalms 119:40How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
- Psalms 119:162I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
- Psalms 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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