Psalms 119:131

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I open my mouth wide and pant, longing for Your 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I opened my mouth and panted, for I longed for Your commandments.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I opened{H6473} wide my mouth,{H6310} and panted;{H7602} For I longed{H2968} for thy commandments.{H4687}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I opened{H6473}{(H8804)} my mouth{H6310}, and panted{H7602}{(H8799)}: for I longed{H2968}{(H8804)} for thy commandments{H4687}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I ope my mouth & drawe in my breth, for I desyre thy commaundemetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commaundements.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I opened my mouth and panted: for I bare a great affection to thy commaundementes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 42:1 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah.
• Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
• Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me life.
• Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoils.
• Ps 119:174 : 174 I long for Your salvation, LORD, and Your law is my delight.
• Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yes, LORD, walking in the way of Your judgments, we wait for You; Your name and Your renown are the desire of our soul. 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
• Ps 81:10 : 10 You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god.
• Job 29:23 : 23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouths wide for the spring rain.