Psalms 119:40

“Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.”

"Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness." - Psalms 119:40
Commentary

What does Psalms 119:40 mean?

Certainly! Psalms 119:40 in the King James Version reads, "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts; quicken me in thy righteousness." This verse is a part of the longest chapter in the Bible, the 119th Psalm, which is a beautiful, poetic tribute to the Word of God. The psalm is…

Read full commentaryDevotional

A Heart That Yearns for Righteousness

In Psalm 119:40, we read, "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness." This verse encapsulates the profound relationship we are called to have with God’s Word, one that is nurtured by longing, awakening, and a deep desire for righteousness. As we…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Heart Cry for Divine Guidance and Life

Heavenly Father, As I approach Your presence today, my heart echoes the yearning expressed in Psalm 119:40: "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.” O Lord, I stand in awe of Your Word, for it is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. I…

Read prayer

Artwork for Psalms 119:40

See all →
Psalms 119:40 - "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."
Psalms 119:105  NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:106  I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Psalms 119:107  I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. Psalms 119:108  Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. Psalms 119:109  My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. Psalms 119:110  The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. Psalms 119:111  Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Psalms 119:112  I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
Psalms 119:11
Psalms 119:153 - "Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law."
Psalms 119:174 - "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight."
Psalms 119:61 - "The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law."
Psalms 119:32 - "I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart."
Psalms 119:15
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Psalms 119:176 - "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments."
"Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes." - Psalms 119:155
Psalms 119:119 - "Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies."
"I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word." - Psalms 119:158
"Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments." - Psalms 119:137
Psalms 119:3 - "They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways."
Psalms 40: 1:-11
"Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful." - Psalms 119:138
"Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently." - Psalms 119:4
Psalms 119:24 - "Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors."
Psalms 119:36 - "Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness."
Psalms 119:70 - "Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law."
Psalms 119:56 - "This I had, because I kept thy precepts."
Psalms 119:60 - "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments."
Psalms 119:45 - "And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts."
"It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law." - Psalms 119:126
"Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage." - Psalms 119:54
"The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law." - Psalms 119:85
Psalms 119:103 (KJVA) 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
"And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved." - Psalms 119:47