Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life. New Living Translation I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness. Waw English Standard Version Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life! Berean Standard Bible How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness. King James Bible Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. New King James Version Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. New American Standard Bible Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness. NASB 1995 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness. Vav. NASB 1977 Behold, I long for Thy precepts; Revive me through Thy righteousness. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. Amplified Bible I long for Your precepts; Renew me through Your righteousness. Christian Standard Bible How I long for your precepts! Give me life through your righteousness. Holman Christian Standard Bible How I long for Your precepts! Give me life through Your righteousness. American Standard Version Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. Contemporary English Version I long for your teachings. Be true to yourself and let me live. English Revised Version Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. GOD'S WORD® Translation I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness. Good News Translation I want to obey your commands; give me new life, for you are righteous. International Standard Version Look, I long for your precepts; revive me through your righteousness. Majority Standard Bible How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness. NET Bible Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance! New Heart English Bible Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me in your righteousness. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness. World English Bible Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, I have longed for Your precepts, "" Quicken me in Your righteousness, Young's Literal Translation Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me, Smith's Literal Translation Behold, I desired for thy charges: make me alive in thy justice. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy justice. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life. New Revised Standard Version See, I have longed for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, I have delighted in thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have desired your commandments and, in your righteousness, give me life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; Quicken me in Thy righteousness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, I have desired thy commandments: quicken me in thy righteousness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…39Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good. 40How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness. 41May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.… Cross References Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law. Romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. Romans 7:18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:17-18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does. Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” Deuteronomy 6:25 And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.” Treasury of Scripture Behold, I have longed after your precepts: quicken me in your righteousness. I have Psalm 119:5,20 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! … Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Romans 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? quicken Psalm 119:25,37,88,107,149,156,159 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word… Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. Jump to Previous Desire Great Longed Orders Precepts Preserve Quicken Revive RighteousnessJump to Next Desire Great Longed Orders Precepts Preserve Quicken Revive RighteousnessPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw How I long for Your precepts! The psalmist expresses a deep yearning for God's commandments, reflecting a heart that desires to live in accordance with divine instruction. This longing is a recurring theme in Psalm 119, emphasizing the importance of God's law in guiding the believer's life. The term "precepts" refers to specific instructions or guidelines given by God, highlighting the psalmist's commitment to understanding and obeying them. This longing can be compared to the hunger and thirst for righteousness mentioned in Matthew 5:6, where Jesus blesses those who earnestly seek God's will. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, as the foundation of moral and spiritual life. The psalmist's desire for God's precepts underscores the belief that true wisdom and fulfillment come from adhering to God's revealed word. Revive me in Your righteousness. Persons / Places / Events 1. PsalmistThe author of Psalm 119, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for God's laws and guidance. 2. God The divine author of the precepts and the source of righteousness and revival for the believer. 3. Israel The nation to whom the Law was originally given, serving as the context for the Psalmist's devotion to God's precepts. Teaching Points Longing for God's WordThe Psalmist's deep desire for God's precepts challenges us to cultivate a similar longing for Scripture in our daily lives. Revival through Righteousness True revival comes from aligning ourselves with God's righteousness, not through our own efforts. The Role of Scripture in Spiritual Growth Regular engagement with God's Word is essential for spiritual vitality and growth. Dependence on God for Righteousness We must recognize that our righteousness is not self-derived but comes from God, as the Psalmist seeks revival in God's righteousness. Prayerful Pursuit of God's Precepts Like the Psalmist, we should approach God's Word with prayer, asking for understanding and transformation.(40) Quicken me in thy righteousness--i.e., Let the sense of thy eternal justice give me vigour and life. Or the thought may be of the invigorating influence of a complete surrender to a righteous law, as in Wordsworth's Ode to Duty;-- "I myself commend Unto thy guidance from this hour. Oh let my weakness have an end! Give unto me, made lowly, wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice. The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondsman let me live." Verse 40. - Behold, I have longed after thy precepts (comp. vers. 20 and 131). There are those - few, it may be, but truly blessed - who "hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Matthew 5:6). Quicken me in thy righteousness (comp. ver. 37). Help my efforts to walk in thy righteous ways. |
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