Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. New Living Translation I pant with expectation, longing for your commands. English Standard Version I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments. Berean Standard Bible I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. King James Bible I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. New King James Version I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. New American Standard Bible I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. NASB 1995 I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. NASB 1977 I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Thy commandments. Legacy Standard Bible I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. Amplified Bible I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation], Because I longed for Your commandments. Christian Standard Bible I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commands. Holman Christian Standard Bible I open my mouth and pant because I long for Your commands. American Standard Version I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments. Contemporary English Version I honestly want to know everything you teach. English Revised Version I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for thy commandments. GOD'S WORD® Translation I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments. Good News Translation In my desire for your commands I pant with open mouth. International Standard Version I open my mouth and pant as I long for your commands. Majority Standard Bible I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. NET Bible I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands. New Heart English Bible I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments. Webster's Bible Translation I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. World English Bible I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, "" For I have longed for Your commands. Young's Literal Translation My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed. Smith's Literal Translation I opened wide my mouth, and I shall pant: for I longed for thy commands. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI opened my mouth and panted: because I longed for thy commandments. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I sigh with open mouth, yearning for your commandments. New Revised Standard Version With open mouth I pant, because I long for your commandments. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI opened my mouth, and panted; for I longed for thy commandments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I opened my mouth and I inhaled The Spirit, and I have awaited your salvation. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for Thy commandments. Brenton Septuagint Translation I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after thy commandments. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple. 131I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. 132Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.… Cross References Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Isaiah 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! Psalm 42:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? Psalm 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. Revelation 21:6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely. Proverbs 2:3-5 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, / if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Psalm 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah Psalm 84:2 My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Treasury of Scripture I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for your commandments. opened Psalm 119:20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. Psalm 42:1 To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Isaiah 26:8,9 Yea, 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… I longed Psalm 119:40,162,174 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness… Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Jump to Previous Commandments Commands Desire Great Longed Mouth Open Opened Pant Panted Teachings Waiting WideJump to Next Commandments Commands Desire Great Longed Mouth Open Opened Pant Panted Teachings Waiting WidePsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw I open my mouth and pant The phrase "I open my mouth" suggests an act of intentionality and readiness. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "פָּעַר" (pa'ar), which conveys the idea of opening wide. This expression is often associated with a deep yearning or longing, akin to a person who is thirsty or hungry. In the context of Psalm 119, it reflects the psalmist's earnest desire for God's commandments. This imagery of opening the mouth wide is reminiscent of a baby bird eagerly awaiting nourishment from its parent, symbolizing a pure and unrestrained longing for spiritual sustenance. and pant longing for Your commandments Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I openפָ֭עַרְתִּי (p̄ā·‘ar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6473: To open wide (the mouth) my mouth פִּֽי־ (pî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and pant, וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָה (wā·’eš·’ā·p̄āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7602: To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten as כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I long יָאָֽבְתִּי׃ (yā·’ā·ḇə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2968: To long, desire for Your commandments. לְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ (lə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment Links Psalm 119:131 NIVPsalm 119:131 NLT Psalm 119:131 ESV Psalm 119:131 NASB Psalm 119:131 KJV Psalm 119:131 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:131 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:131 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:131 French Bible Psalm 119:131 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:131 I opened my mouth wide and panted (Psalm Ps Psa.) |