Psalms 119:131

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פִּֽי־פָ֭עַרְתִּי וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָה כִּ֖י לְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ יָאָֽבְתִּי׃

Transliteration

pî-pāʿartî and-wāʾešʾāpâ for to-miṣwōtêkā yāʾābtî

Grammar Details

*pî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth
*pāʿartî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I opened wide
*wāʾešʾāpâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I panted
*miṣwōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments
*yāʾābtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I longed
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*lə-*: preposition - to/for

Word Meanings

*pî*: my mouth
*pāʿartî*: I opened wide/gaped/stretched open
*wāʾešʾāpâ*: and I panted/gasped/breathed heavily
*miṣwōtêkā*: your commandments/precepts
*yāʾābtî*: I longed/yearned/desired

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 42:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Heb 12:14 : 14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk {G3050} which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Ps 81:10 : 10 I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Job 29:23 : 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

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Ps 119:40-41
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40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
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20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
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159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:174
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174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
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143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
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32I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
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18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
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13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
Ps 119:169-172
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169TAV. Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.
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Ps 119:81-82
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166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
Ps 42:1
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Ps 119:43
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