שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)
119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,
yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. 1
119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,
like one who finds much plunder. 2
119:163 I hate and despise deceit;
I love your law.
119:164 Seven 3 times a day I praise you
because of your just regulations.
119:165 Those who love your law are completely secure; 4
nothing causes them to stumble. 5
119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O Lord,
and I obey 6 your commands.
119:167 I keep your rules;
I love them greatly.
119:168 I keep your precepts and rules,
for you are aware of everything I do. 7
1 tn Heb “and because of your instructions my heart trembles.” The psalmist’s healthy “fear” of the consequences of violating God’s instructions motivates him to obey them. See v. 120.
2 tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.
3 tn The number “seven” is use rhetorically to suggest thoroughness.
4 tn Heb “great peace [is] to the lovers of your law.”
5 tn Heb “and there is no stumbling to them.”
5 tn Heb “do.”
6 tn Heb “for all my ways [are] before you.”