Psalms 119:81

“My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.”

"My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word." - Psalms 119:81
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What does Psalms 119:81 mean?

Psalms 119:81 (KJV) says, "My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word." In this verse, the psalmist expresses a deep desire for God's salvation while also placing their hope in God's word. This verse speaks to the emotional and spiritual yearning that often…

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Yearning for Salvation: A Hopeful Heart

Psalm 119:81 in the King James Version states, "My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word." This poignant verse encapsulates an intense longing for divine rescue, underscoring a profound spiritual journey. To truly unpack this scripture, we must delve into the…

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A Cry for Divine Hope and Salvation

O Lord God of Heaven and Earth, gracious Father, I come before You today with a heavy heart, echoing the sentiment of the Psalmist who cried out, "My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word" (Psalms 119:81, KJV). As I bow my head in Your presence, I acknowledge…

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Psalms 119:81 - "My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word."
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
"For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob." - Psalms 81:4
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 81:4 - "For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob."
Psalms 81:14 - "I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries."
Psalms 81:3 - "Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day."
Psalms 81:9 - "There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god."
Psalms 81:12 - "So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels."
Psalms 81:11 - "But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me."
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.
"Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob." - Psalms 81:1
"So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels." - Psalms 81:12
"I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries." - Psalms 81:14
Psalms 81:13 - "Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!"
Psalms 81:1 - "Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob."
Psalms 81:6 - "I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots."
Psalms 81:15 - "The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever."
Psalms 119:11
Psalms 119:153 - "Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law."
Psalms 81:7 - "Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah."
Psalms 119:174 - "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight."
Psalms 81:8 - "Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;"
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 81:16 - "He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee."
Psalms 119:15
Psalms 81:5 - "This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not."
Psalms 81:10 - "I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it."