119:83 For 1 I am like a wineskin 2 dried up in smoke. 3
I do not forget your statutes.
119:84 How long must your servant endure this? 4
When will you judge those who pursue me?
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, 5
which violates your law. 6
119:86 All your commands are reliable.
I am pursued without reason. 7 Help me!
1 tn Or “even though.”
2 tn The Hebrew word נֹאד (no’d, “leather container”) refers to a container made from animal skin which is used to hold wine or milk (see Josh 9:4, 13; Judg 4:19; 1 Sam 16:20).
3 tn Heb “in the smoke.”
4 tn Heb “How long are the days of your servant?”
7 tn Heb “for me.”
8 tn Heb “which [is] not according to your law.”
10 sn God’s commands are a reliable guide to right and wrong. By keeping them the psalmist is doing what is right, yet he is still persecuted.