Psalms 119:40
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Behold, I have longed after your precepts: quicken me in your righteousness.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Behold, I have longed after your precepts: quicken me in your righteousness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
Webster's Revision
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness.
World English Bible
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW
English Revised Version (ERV)
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Clarke's Psalms 119:40 Bible Commentary
Behold, I have longed - Thou searchest the heart; thou knowest that I have long desired thy salvation; thou seest that this desire still remains. Behold it! it is thy work; and through thy mercy I breathe after thy mercy.
Quicken me - I am dying; O give me the spirit of life in Christ Jesus!
Barnes's Psalms 119:40 Bible Commentary
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts - I have earnestly desired them. See the notes at Psalm 119:20.
Quicken me in thy righteousness - Make me to live; to live in obedience to thy righteous laws. See Psalm 119:25, note; Psalm 119:37, note.
Wesley's Psalms 119:40 Bible Commentary
119:40 Longed - After a more solid knowledge and constant performance of them. In - According to thy faithfulness.