Psalms 119:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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; early will I seek{H8762)} thee: my soul thirsteth{H8804)} for thee, my flesh longeth{H8804)} for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Ps 84:2 : 2 My soul longeth{H8738)}, yea, even fainteth{H8804)} for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out{H8762)} for 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 my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 42:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth{H8804)} for God, for the living God: when shall I come{H8799)} and appear{H8735)} before God?
Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; 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 charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of 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 then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Ps 106:3 : 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Job 23:11-12 : 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 27:10 : 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

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 which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:131
78%
131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Isa 26:8-9
2 verses
78%
8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Ps 84:2
78%
2My soul longeth{H8738)}, yea, even fainteth{H8804)} for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out{H8762)} for the living God.
Ps 119:174-175
2 verses
78%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments 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 kept 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
2 verses
76%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:43
75%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Ps 119:156
75%
156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Ps 119:143
75%
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Ps 119:159-160
2 verses
75%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Ps 119:149
75%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
Ps 119:81-82
2 verses
74%
81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Ps 119:123
74%
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
Ps 42:1-2
2 verses
74%
1To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} my soul after thee, O God.
2My soul thirsteth{H8804)} for God, for the living God: when shall I come{H8799)} and appear{H8735)} 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 stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Ps 119:107-109
3 verses
74%
107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 119:5
74%
5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Ps 130:5-6
2 verses
74%
5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch 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
73%
6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Ps 119:136
73%
136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Ps 119:76-77
2 verses
72%
76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness 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. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Ps 6:3
72%
3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
Ps 119:164
72%
164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Ps 119:34-35
2 verses
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
72%
9Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Ps 143:4
71%
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Ps 119:84
71%
84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
Ps 119:52
71%
52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Lam 1:20
71%
20Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Ps 119:172
71%
172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.