Psalm 119:20
New Living Translation
20 I am always overwhelmed
with a desire for your regulations.
Psalm 84:2
New Living Translation
2 I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the Lord.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Job 23:11-12
New Living Translation
11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from his commands,
but have treasured his words more than daily food.
Psalm 119:131
New Living Translation
131 I pant with expectation,
longing for your commands.
Psalm 63:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 63
A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.
Psalm 42:1-2
New Living Translation
Book two (Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah.
1 As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
Footnotes
- 42:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 119:174
New Living Translation
174 O Lord, I have longed for your rescue,
and your instructions are my delight.
Psalm 119:40
New Living Translation
40 I long to obey your commandments!
Renew my life with your goodness.
Revelation 3:15-16
New Living Translation
15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Job 27:10
New Living Translation
10 Can they take delight in the Almighty?
Can they call to God at any time?
Proverbs 13:12
New Living Translation
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 106:3
New Living Translation
3 There is joy for those who deal justly with others
and always do what is right.
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