Psalms 119:40

119:39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

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Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Behold, I have longed after your precepts: quicken me in your righteousness.

119:41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

What does Psalms 119:40 mean?

Psalms 119:40 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּאַב (tâʼab), פִּקּוּד (piqqûwd), חָיָה (châyâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Behold,

have

longedתָּאַבtâʼab/taw-ab'/H8373to desire

after

thy

precepts:פִּקּוּדpiqqûwd/pik-kood'/H6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)

quickenחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

thy

righteousness.צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

Topics

Instruction Righteousness of God, the

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:40 say?

Psalms 119:40 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."

Is Psalms 119:40 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:40 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 119:40, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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