Psalms 119:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
  • Ps 84:2 : 2 I desperately want to be in the courts of the LORD’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.
  • Ps 119:40 : 40 Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!
  • Ps 119:131 : 131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.
  • Ps 42:1-2 : 1 Book 2(Psalms 42-72) For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God! 2 I thirst for God, for the living God. I say,“When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”
  • Ps 119:174 : 174 I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
  • Song 5:8 : 8 The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her LoverThe Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem– If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot! 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth!
  • Ps 106:3 : 3 How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
  • Job 27:10 : 10 Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out 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%

    39Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.

    40Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!

  • Ps 119:131
    78%

    131I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

  • Isa 26:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8Yes, as your judgments unfold, O LORD, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.

    9I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.

  • Ps 84:2
    78%

    2I desperately want to be in the courts of the LORD’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.

  • Ps 119:174-175
    2 verses
    78%

    174I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.

    175May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me!

  • Ps 119:28
    76%

    28I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

  • Ps 119:167
    76%

    167I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

  • Ps 119:25
    76%

    25ד(Dalet) I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!

  • Ps 119:120
    76%

    120My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.

  • Ps 119:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

    11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

  • Ps 119:43
    75%

    43Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

  • Ps 119:156
    75%

    156Your compassion is great, O LORD. Revive me, as you typically do!

  • Ps 119:143
    75%

    143Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

  • Ps 119:159-160
    2 verses
    75%

    159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

    160Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.

  • Ps 119:149
    75%

    149Listen to me because of your loyal love! O LORD, revive me, as you typically do!

  • Ps 119:81-82
    2 verses
    74%

    81כ(Kaf) I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

    82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say,“When will you comfort me?”

  • Ps 119:123
    74%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • Ps 42:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Book 2(Psalms 42-72) For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!

    2I thirst for God, for the living God. I say,“When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”

  • Ps 119:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

    19I am a resident foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

  • Ps 119:107-109
    3 verses
    74%

    107I am suffering terribly. O LORD, revive me with your word!

    108O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

    109My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

  • Ps 119:5
    74%

    5If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!

  • Ps 130:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

    6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.

  • Ps 38:9
    73%

    9O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

  • Ps 119:129
    73%

    129פ(Pe) Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

  • Ps 143:6
    73%

    6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.(Selah)

  • Ps 119:136
    73%

    136Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

  • Ps 119:76-77
    2 verses
    72%

    76May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

    77May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.

  • Ps 119:97
    72%

    97מ(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

  • Ps 6:3
    72%

    3I am absolutely terrified, and you, LORD– how long will this continue?

  • Ps 119:164
    72%

    164Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

  • Ps 119:34-35
    2 verses
    72%

    34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

    35Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.

  • Ps 31:9
    72%

    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

  • Ps 143:4
    71%

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Ps 119:84
    71%

    84How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

  • Ps 119:52
    71%

    52I remember your ancient regulations, O LORD, and console myself.

  • Lam 1:20
    71%

    20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.

  • Ps 119:172
    71%

    172May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.