Psalms 119:131 (WEB)

Passage

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:129 Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

Psalms 119:130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Psalms 119:131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Psalms 119:132 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

Psalms 119:133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "opened", "mouth", "wide", "panted", "longed", and "commandments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "opened" and "mouth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 130's "The entrance of your words gives light..." into verse 132's "Turn to me and have mercy on...", so "opened" and "mouth" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "opened" and "mouth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.