Psalm 119:20
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
שָׁקַק
shâqaq
to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁקַק shâqaq
to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
Study H8264 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →פַּעַם paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Study H6471 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
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