119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules 1
as if 2 they were riches of all kinds. 3
119:16 I find delight 4 in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. 5
119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules;
they give me guidance. 6
119:35 Guide me 7 in the path of your commands,
for I delight to walk in it. 8
119:47 I will find delight in your commands,
which I love.
מ (Mem)
119:97 O how I love your law!
All day long I meditate on it.
1 tn Heb “in the way of your rules.”
2 tn Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).
3 tn Heb “all wealth.” The phrase refers to all kinds of wealth and riches. See Prov 1:13; 6:31; 24:4; Ezek 27:12, 18.
4 tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”
5 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew
7 tn Heb “men of my counsel.” That is, God’s rules are like advisers to the psalmist, for they teach him how to live in a godly manner that refutes the accusations of his enemies.
10 tn Or “make me walk.”
11 tn Heb “for in it I delight.”