Psalms 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist speaks directly to Yahweh within a continuous prayer sequence that moves from requesting help to asking for sustained life (Psalms 119:173; Psalms 119:175).

The words — תָּאַבְתִּי (ta'avti) expresses intense craving for ישׁוּעָתְךָ (yeshu'atekha), your salvation, while שַׁעֲשׁוּעַי (sha'asha'u) identifies the law as the psalmist's active delight.

The thread — This combination of eager expectation for divine rescue and joy in Torah instruction appears in Psalms 119:166 and Psalms 119:16, establishing a direct link to Psalms 1:2.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to direct their deepest desires toward God's deliverance and commands, treating adherence to instruction as a source of sustained joy rather than mere obligation.

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The Hebrew words

תָּאַ֣בְתִּיta.'Av.tiI long לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣li./shu.'a.te./Khafor/ salvation/ your יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO Yahweh וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ve./to.ra.te./khaand/ law/ your שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃sha.'a.shu.'A/i[is] delight<s>/ my

King James Version

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

Cross-references

Psalms 119:166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
Psalms 119:16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
Psalms 119:47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
Psalms 119:111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Psalms 119:162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Genesis 49:18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.