[119:115] 1 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
[119:115] 2 tn The psalmist has already declared that he observes God’s commands despite persecution, so here the idea must be “so that I might observe the commands of my God unhindered by threats.”
[19:8] 3 tn Or “just.” Perhaps the idea is that they impart a knowledge of what is just and right.
[19:8] 4 tn Heb “[they] make happy [the] heart.” Perhaps the point is that they bring a sense of joyful satisfaction to the one who knows and keeps them, for those who obey God’s law are richly rewarded. See v. 11b.
[19:8] 5 tn Heb “command.” The singular here refers to the law as a whole.
[19:8] 6 tn Because they reflect God’s character, his commands provide a code of moral and ethical purity.
