Psalms 119:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גָּרְסָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י לְתַאֲבָ֑ה אֶֽל־מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ בְכָל־עֵֽת׃

Transliteration

gārəsâ nap̄šî to-taʾăḇâ to-mišpāṭêḵā in-all-ʿēt

Grammar Details

*gārəsâ*: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it is crushed
*nap̄šî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul
to-*taʾăḇâ*: preposition *lə* + feminine singular noun - to longing
to-*mišpāṭêḵā*: preposition *ʾel* + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your judgments
in-all-*ʿēt*: preposition *bə* + noun *kol* + masculine singular noun - in all time

Word Meanings

*gārəsâ*: is crushed/broken/worn down
*nap̄šî*: my soul/self/life/being/desire
*taʾăḇâ*: longing/desire/craving
*mišpāṭêḵā*: your judgments/ordinances/decisions
*ʿēt*: time/season/opportunity

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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 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Ps 84:2 : 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:131 : 131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 42:1-2 : 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. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
Song 5:8 : 8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.
Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
Ps 106:3 : 3 Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Job 23:11-12 : 11 My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside. 12 I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 27:10 : 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:39-40
2 verses
79%
39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:131
78%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Isa 26:8-9
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8Yea, 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.
9With 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.
Ps 84:2
78%
2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Ps 119:174-175
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78%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
Ps 119:28
76%
28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Ps 119:167
76%
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
Ps 119:25
76%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:120
76%
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Ps 119:10-11
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76%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
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Ps 119:43
75%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:156
75%
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:143
75%
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Ps 119:159-160
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75%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:149
75%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:81-82
2 verses
74%
81KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
82Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
Ps 119:123
74%
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
Ps 42:1-2
2 verses
74%
1For 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.
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
Ps 119:18-19
2 verses
74%
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
19I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.
Ps 119:107-109
3 verses
74%
107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 119:5
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5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Ps 130:5-6
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5I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
Ps 38:9
73%
9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Ps 119:129
73%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 143:6
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6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542}
Ps 119:136
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136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.
Ps 119:76-77
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76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:97
72%
97MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 6:3
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3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
Ps 119:164
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164Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:34-35
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72%
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
Ps 31:9
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9Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.
Ps 143:4
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4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Ps 119:84
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84How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
Ps 119:52
71%
52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
Lam 1:20
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20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Ps 119:172
71%
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.