Psalms 119:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 63:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
  • Ps 84:2 : 2 The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.
  • Ps 119:40 : 40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
  • Ps 119:131 : 131 My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
  • Ps 42:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God. 2 My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?
  • Ps 119:174 : 174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
  • Song 5:8 : 8 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I have knowledge of your works, that you are not cold or warm: it would be better if you were cold or warm. 16 So because you are not one thing or the other, I will have no more to do with you.
  • Ps 106:3 : 3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other. 12 I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.
  • Job 27:10 : 10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to 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%

    39 Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.

    40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

  • Ps 119:131
    78%

    131 My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.

  • Isa 26:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

    9 In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.

  • Ps 84:2
    78%

    2 The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

  • Ps 119:174-175
    2 verses
    78%

    174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

    175 Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

  • Ps 119:28
    76%

    28 My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word

  • Ps 119:167
    76%

    167 My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.

  • Ps 119:25
    76%

    25 <DALETH> My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.

  • Ps 119:120
    76%

    120 My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.

  • Ps 119:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

    11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

  • Ps 119:43
    75%

    43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

  • Ps 119:156
    75%

    156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

  • Ps 119:143
    75%

    143 Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.

  • Ps 119:159-160
    2 verses
    75%

    159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

    160 Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 119:149
    75%

    149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

  • Ps 119:81-82
    2 verses
    74%

    81 <CAPH> My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

    82 My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

  • Ps 119:123
    74%

    123 My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

  • Ps 42:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

    2 My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

  • Ps 119:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

    19 I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.

  • Ps 119:107-109
    3 verses
    74%

    107 I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

    108 Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.

    109 My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

  • Ps 119:5
    74%

    5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

  • Ps 130:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.

    6 My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.

  • Ps 38:9
    73%

    9 Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.

  • Ps 119:129
    73%

    129 <PE> Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.

  • Ps 143:6
    73%

    6 My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)

  • Ps 119:136
    73%

    136 Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.

  • Ps 119:76-77
    2 verses
    72%

    76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

    77 Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

  • Ps 119:97
    72%

    97 <MEM> O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

  • Ps 6:3
    72%

    3 My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

  • Ps 119:164
    72%

    164 Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.

  • Ps 119:34-35
    2 verses
    72%

    34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

    35 Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.

  • Ps 31:9
    72%

    9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

  • Ps 143:4
    71%

    4 Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.

  • Ps 119:84
    71%

    84 How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

  • Ps 119:52
    71%

    52 I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.

  • Lam 1:20
    71%

    20 See, O Lord, for I am in trouble; the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved; my heart is turned in me; for I have been uncontrolled: outside the children are put to the sword, and in the house there is death.

  • Ps 119:172
    71%

    172 Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.