I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.

longed

Psalm 119:81,166 My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: and in thy word I have very much hoped. . . .

Genesis 49:18 I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.

2 Samuel 23:5 Neither is my house so great with God, that he should make with me an eternal covenant, firm in all things and assured. For he is all my salvation, and all my will: neither is there ought thereof that springeth not up.

Proverbs 13:12 Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh, is a tree of life.

Songs 5:8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him that I languish with love.

Romans 7:22-25 For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man: . . .

Romans 8:23-25 And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit: even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body. . . .

Philippians 1:23 But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

and thy law

Psalm 119:16,24,47,77,111,162,167 I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words. . . .

Psalm 1:2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.