Psalms 119:12

119:12 You deserve praise, ¹  O Lord!

Teach me your statutes!

Psalms 119:26

119:26 I told you about my ways ²  and you answered me.

Teach me your statutes!

Psalms 143:10-12

143:10 Teach me to do what pleases you, ³ 

for you are my God.

May your kind presence ⁴ 

lead me ⁵  into a level land. ⁶ 

143:11 O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, ⁷  revive me! ⁸ 

Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! ⁹ 

143:12 As a demonstration of your loyal love, ¹⁰  destroy my enemies!

Annihilate ¹¹  all who threaten my life, ¹² 

for I am your servant.

Nehemiah 9:20

9:20 You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.

[119:12]  ¹ tn Heb “[are] blessed.”

[119:26]  ² tn Heb “my ways I proclaimed.”

[143:10]  ³ tn Or “your will.” See Ps 40:8.

[143:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “your good spirit.” God’s “spirit” may refer here to his presence (see the note on the word “presence” in Ps 139:7) or to his personal Spirit (see Ps 51:10).

[143:10]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. Taking the statement as a prayer fits well with the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

[143:10]  ⁶ sn A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery.

[143:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[143:11]  ⁸ tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

[143:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “by your justice bring out my life from trouble.”

[143:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in [or “by”] your faithfulness.”

[143:12]  ¹¹ tn The perfect with vav (ו) consecutive carries on the mood of the preceding imperfect.

[143:12]  ¹² tn Heb “all the enemies of my life.”