Vs. 174 — I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight.

Bishop Horne:

Restore us, oh Lord Jesus, by Thy grace to righteousness, and by Thy power to glory! (Lange, J. P., Schaff, P., Moll, C. B., Briggs, C. A., Forsyth, J., Hammond, J. B., … Conant, T. J. (2008). A commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Psalms (p. 603). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

“I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD.” He speaks like old Jacob on his deathbed; indeed, all saints, both in prayer and in death, appear as one, in word, and deed, and mind. He knew God’s salvation, and yet he longed for it; that is to say, he had experienced a share of it, and he was therefore led to expect something yet higher and more complete. There is a salvation yet to come, when we shall be clean delivered from the body of this death, set free from all the turmoil and trouble of this mortal life, raised above the temptations and assaults of Satan, and brought near unto our God, to be like him and with him for ever and ever. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, pp. 434–435). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

You, O’ God, have wrought Your salvation in me by the Perfect One–Jesus Christ. He is my righteousness. I stand clothed in His goodness and pureness alone. I also long for the completeness of this salvation, that day when I step from this shadowland into presence of the holy throne. Then, I will be transformed from this corruptible to the incorruptible; from the mortal to the immortal and breath in the gloriousness of the Perfect One. From grace to glory! I cannot say that I am patiently waiting, because I am not. I wait with eagerness and anticipation for the day that I see Him face-to-face. I am drawn to Him and I cannot escape such love that refuses to let me go. Blessed is that day, and it’s coming. Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen.