Here is, 1. The desire David had towards the word of God: I longed for
thy commandments. 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, as new-born babes
desire the milk. 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 opened my
mouth and panted, as one overcome with heat, 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, Ps. xlii. 1, 2.
Luke xii. 50.