Psalm 119:20
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20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.(A)
Psalm 84:2
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2 My soul longs, indeed it faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
to the living God.(A)
Job 23:11-12
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11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(A)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread
Psalm 119:131
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131 With open mouth I pant,
because I long for your commandments.(A)
Psalm 63:1
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Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(A)
Psalm 42:1-2
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Book II
(Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
Longing for God and His Help in Distress
To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites.
1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.(A)
2 My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?(B)
Psalm 119:174
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174 I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:40
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Footnotes
- 119.40 Q ms: MT give me life
Revelation 3:15-16
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15 “I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. 16 So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.(A)
Job 27:10
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Footnotes
- 27.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 106:3
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3 Happy are those who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times.(A)
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