God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:131
131I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments.
Psalms 119:131 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
- New International Version (NIV)I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
Context of Psalms 119:131
129Your written instructions are miraculous. That is why I obey them. 130Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand. I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments. 132Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name. 133Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:131 word by word
פִּֽי־פָ֭עַרְתִּי וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָה כִּ֖י לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ יָאָֽבְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:131
- Psalms 119:20My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
- Isaiah 26:8Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, ⌞as we follow⌟ the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name.
- 1 Peter 2:2Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.
- Psalms 119:40I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness.
- Hebrews 12:14Try to live peacefully with everyone, and try to live holy lives, because if you don’t, you will not see the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:131
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 131I opened my mouth and panted - All this is the language of deep emotion. We breathe hard under the influence of such emotion; we open the mouth wide, and pant, as the ordinary passage for the air through the nostrils is not sufficient to meet the needs of the lungs in their increased action. The idea is, that his heart was full; that he had such an intense desire as to produce deep and rapid breathing; that he was like one who was exhausted, and who…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 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 conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 131-135131-135. 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).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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