Psalms 119:40 · KJV
“Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.”
— Psalms 119:40
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments {are} good.
VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, {even} thy salvation, according to thy word.
Psalms 119 — Context
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who {is devoted} to thy fear.
39Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments {are} good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, {even} thy salvation, according to thy word.
42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. {So...: or, So shall I answer him that reproveth me in a thing}
Cross References
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly.
Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing {that it hath} unto thy judgments at all times.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Psalms 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but {this} one thing {I do}, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; {and} quicken thou me in thy way. {Turn...: Heb. Make to pass}
Psalms 119:25
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Psalms 119:107
I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.