Psalms 119:32

119:32 I run along the path of your commands,

for you enable me to do so. ¹ 

Psalms 119:60

119:60 I keep your commands

eagerly and without delay. ² 

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ³  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

¹ tn Heb “for you make wide my heart.” The “heart” is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s volition and understanding. The Lord gives the psalmist the desire and moral understanding that are foundational to the willing obedience depicted metaphorically in the preceding line. In Isa 60:5 the expression “your heart will be wide” means “your heart will swell with pride,” but here the nuance appears to be different.

² tn Heb “I hurry and I do not delay to keep your commands.”

³ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”