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Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW
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A Sign of True Faith
Commentators, particularly Charles Spurgeon, emphasize that longing for God's precepts (His commands for holy living) is a key sign of genuine faith. While a hypocrite might desire God's promises, like heaven, a true believer desires holiness itself. This longing is seen as evidence of God's grace at work in a person's heart.
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18th Century
Theologian
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts - I have earnestly desired them. See the notes at Psalm 119:20.
Quicken me i…
19th Century
Bishop
Quicken me in thy righteousness — i.e., Let the sense of your eternal justice give me vigor and life. Or the tho…
Preacher
For thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
Some people, whom I know, long after the promises, and others …
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16th Century
Behold, I have a desire to your precepts. This is a repetition of what he declared a little earlier regarding his pious affection and his …
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, I have longed after your precepts After a greater degree of knowledge of them, and an opportunity of hearing…
Minister
Teach me your statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit…
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