Psalms 119:131
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. | I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. | I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mouth my | פִּֽי־ | pi- | H6310G | lipפֶּה (peh) : lip/mouth peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
| I opened wide | פָ֭עַרְתִּי | FA-'ar-ti | H6473 | to openפָּעַר (pa.ar) 1) to open wide, gape 1a) (Qal) to gape |
| and I panted ! | וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָה | va-'esh-'A-fah | H7602A | to long forשָׁאַף (sha.aph) 1) to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gasp, pant after, snuff up 1a2) to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for 1a3) to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals) (fig) |
| for | כִּ֖י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| for commandments your | לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ | le-mitz-vo-TEI-kha | H4687 | commandmentמִצְוָה (mits.vah) 1) commandment 1a) commandment (of man) 1b) the commandment (of God) 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom) |
| I longed | יָאָֽבְתִּי׃ | ya-'A-ve-ti | H2968 | to longיָאַב (ya.av) (Qal) to long, long for, desire |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.