Psalm 119:131

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With open mouth I pant, because I long for thy commandments.

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As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

My soul is consumed with longing for thy ordinances at all times.

Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation;

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

I long for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy law is my delight.

I rejoice at thy word like one who finds great spoil.

They waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

Behold, I long for thy precepts; in thy righteousness give me life!

Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,