King James Version

Psalms 119:174

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

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תָּאַ֣בְתִּיtaavtilongתָּאַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “long”, a completed actionH8373to desirelong.לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣lishuatekhato deliveranceיְשׁוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗vetoratekhaand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽיshaashuaydelightשַׁעְשֻׁעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “delight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8191enjoymentdelight, pleasure.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have longed for Thy salvation, O LORD; and Thy law is my delight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.

World English Bible

I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have longed for Thy salvation, O LORD; and Thy law is my delight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have longed after thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπεπόθησα τὸ σωτήριόν σου Κύριε, καὶ ὁ νόμος σου μελέτη μου ἐστί.