Psalms 119:119-120

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. ¹ 

Therefore I love your rules. ² 

119:120 My body ³  trembles ⁴  because I fear you; ⁵ 

I am afraid of your judgments.

[119:119]  ¹ sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined.

[119:119]  ² sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.

[119:120]  ³ tn Heb “my flesh.”

[119:120]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew verb סָמַר (samar, “to tremble”) occurs only here and in Job 4:15.

[119:120]  ⁵ tn Heb “from fear of you.” The pronominal suffix on the noun is an objective genitive.