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Psalms 119:131

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I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
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  1. Psalms 42:1Rank 1 from verse 131
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    1AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

  2. Psalms 119:20Rank 2 from verse 131
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    20My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

  3. 1 Peter 2:2Rank 3 from verse 131
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    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  4. Hebrews 12:14Rank 4 from verse 131
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    14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  5. Isaiah 26:8–9Rank 5 from verse 131
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    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.

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Psalms 119:131

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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longed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of long, meaning to desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

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132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

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