Psalms 37:23
37:23 The Lord grants success to the one
whose behavior he finds commendable. 1
Psalms 115:3
115:3 Our God is in heaven!
He does whatever he pleases! 2
Psalms 119:35
119:35 Guide me 3 in the path of your commands,
for I delight to walk in it. 4
1 tn Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose behavior is commendable in God’s sight is the one whose ways are established by God. Another option is that the second line refers to the godly man delighting in God’s “way,” namely the lifestyle which he prescribes for men. In this case one might translate, “The Lord grants success to the one who desires to obey his commands.”
2 sn He does whatever he pleases. Such sovereignty is characteristic of kings (see Eccl 8:3).
3 tn Or “make me walk.”
4 tn Heb “for in it I delight.”