40:8 I want to do what pleases you, 1 my God.
Your law dominates my thoughts.” 2
22:14 My strength drains away like water; 3
all my bones are dislocated;
my heart 4 is like wax;
it melts away inside me.
1 tn Or “your will.”
2 tn Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thought life and moral decision making.
3 tn Heb “like water I am poured out.”
4 sn The heart is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s strength and courage.