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<p>Here is, 1. The desire David had towards the word of God: <i>I longed for thy commandments</i>. When he was under a forced absence from God’s ordinances he longed to be restored to them again; when he enjoyed ordinances he greedily sucked in the word of God, <i>as new-born babes desire the milk</i>. When Christ is formed in the soul there are gracious longings, unaccountable to one that is a stranger to the work. 2. The degree of that desire appearing in the expressions of it: <i>I opened my mouth and panted</i>, as one overcome with hear, or almost stifled, pants for a mouthful of fresh air. Thus strong, thus earnest, should our desires be towards God and the remembrance of his name, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.42.1,Ps.42.2,Luke.12.50" href="/passage/?search=Ps.42.1,Ps.42.2,Luke.12.50"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.42.1">Ps. 42:1</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.42.2">2</span>; <span class="bibleref" title="Luke.12.50">Luke 12:50</span></a>.</p>
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