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Psalms 119:131 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Psalms 119:131

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129 Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

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

132 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

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David shows how much he desired God’s word: “I longed for your commandments.” When he was kept away from God’s worship and ordinances, he longed to be restored to them. When he did enjoy them, he eagerly took in God’s word, like newborn babies craving milk.

When Christ is formed in a person’s heart, he or she feels these holy longings. Someone who has never known that work of grace may not understand them.

David also shows how strong that desire was by the way he describes it: “I opened my mouth and panted.” He was like someone overcome by heat, or nearly suffocated, gasping for a breath of fresh air. Our desire for God and for the memory of his name should be this earnest too (Psalm 42:1, Psalm 42:2; Luke 12:50).

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