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Selected Verse: Psalms 119:40 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 119:40 |
King James |
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts - I have earnestly desired them. See the notes at Psa 119:20.
Quicken me in thy righteousness - Make me to live; to live in obedience to thy righteous laws. See Psa 119:25, note; Psa 119:37, note. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Longed - After a more solid knowledge and constant performance of them. In - According to thy faithfulness. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Behold, I have longed - Thou searchest the heart; thou knowest that I have long desired thy salvation; thou seest that this desire still remains. Behold it! it is thy work; and through thy mercy I breathe after thy mercy.
Quicken me - I am dying; O give me the spirit of life in Christ Jesus! |
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.