Psalm 119:174

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 119:16 declares 'I will delight in your statutes'—the same delight in God's law expressed in verse 174.

Psalm 119:24 says 'Your testimonies are my delight'—directly paralleling the delight in law from verse 174.

Psalm 119:47 states 'I delight in your commandments'—mirroring the psalmist's delight in law in verse 174.

Psalm 119:77 uses the exact phrase 'your law is my delight'—identical to verse 174's declaration.

Psalm 119:111 calls testimonies 'the joy of my heart'—akin to the delight in law expressed in verse 174.

Psalm 119:162 rejoices in God's word 'like one who finds great spoil'—similar to the delight in law in verse 174.

In Psalm 119:166, 'I hope for your salvation' parallels this longing and adds commitment to doing God's commandments.

Psalm 119:167 says 'I love your testimonies exceedingly'—paralleling the love for law in verse 174.

Psalm 119:20 expresses intense longing for God's rules, echoing the psalmist's desire and delight here.

Psalm 119:131 uses panting to depict longing for commandments, reinforcing the theme of desire for God's word.

Psalm 1:2 Parallel

Psalm 1:2 describes delight in the LORD's law—the same theme of treasuring God's word as in verse 174.

In Genesis 49:18, Jacob cries 'I wait for your salvation, O LORD'—the same OT expression of hope, linking patriarch's faith to psalmist's.

In Romans 7:22-25, Paul delights in God's law and cries for deliverance—directly echoing the psalmist's delight in law and longing for salvation.

Jeremiah 6:10 contrasts the people's scorn for God's word with the psalmist's delight in the law.

Lamentations 3:26 speaks of waiting quietly for the LORD's salvation, aligning with the psalmist's longing.

2 Corinthians 3:7 describes the law as a 'ministry of death,' contrasting with the psalmist's delight in it.

In Nehemiah 8:12, the people's rejoicing over understanding the law parallels the psalmist's delight in God's law.