Psalms 119:14

119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules ¹ 

as if ²  they were riches of all kinds. ³ 

Psalms 119:31

119:31 I hold fast ⁴  to your rules.

O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

Psalms 119:88

119:88 Revive me with ⁵  your loyal love,

that I might keep ⁶  the rules you have revealed. ⁷ 

Psalms 119:129

פ (Pe)

119:129 Your rules are marvelous.

Therefore I observe them.

Psalms 119:144

119:144 Your rules remain just. ⁸ 

Give me insight so that I can live. ⁹ 

Psalms 119:157

119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. ¹⁰ 

Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

Psalms 119:36

119:36 Give me a desire for your rules, ¹¹ 

rather than for wealth gained unjustly. ¹² 

Psalms 119:99

119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers,

for I meditate on your rules.

Psalms 119:111

119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,

for they give me joy. ¹³ 

Psalms 19:7

19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect

and preserves one’s life. ¹⁴ 

The rules set down by the Lord ¹⁵  are reliable ¹⁶ 

and impart wisdom to the inexperienced. ¹⁷ 

Psalms 78:5

78:5 He established a rule ¹⁸  in Jacob;

he set up a law in Israel.

He commanded our ancestors

to make his deeds known to their descendants, ¹⁹ 

Psalms 81:5

81:5 He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph,

when he attacked the land of Egypt. ²⁰ 

I heard a voice I did not recognize. ²¹ 

Psalms 122:4

122:4 The tribes go up ²²  there, ²³ 

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord. ²⁴ 

[119:14]  ¹ tn Heb “in the way of your rules.”

[119:14]  ² tn Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).

[119:14]  ³ tn Heb “all wealth.” The phrase refers to all kinds of wealth and riches. See Prov 1:13; 6:31; 24:4; Ezek 27:12, 18.

[119:31]  ⁴ tn Or “cling to.”

[119:88]  ⁷ tn Heb “according to.”

[119:88]  ⁸ tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:88]  ⁹ tn Heb “of your mouth.”

[119:144]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “just are your rules forever.”

[119:144]  ¹¹ tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:157]  ¹³ tn Heb “many [are] those who chase me and my enemies.”

[119:36]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “turn my heart to your rules.”

[119:36]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and not unjust gain.”

[119:111]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”

[19:7]  ²² tn Heb “[it] restores life.” Elsewhere the Hiphil of שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) when used with נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “life”) as object, means to “rescue or preserve one’s life” (Job 33:30; Ps 35:17) or to “revive one’s strength” (emotionally or physically; cf. Ruth 4:15; Lam 1:11, 16, 19). Here the point seems to be that the law preserves the life of the one who studies it by making known God’s will. Those who know God’s will know how to please him and can avoid offending him. See v. 11a.

[19:7]  ²³ tn Traditionally, “the testimony of the Lord.” The noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law.

[19:7]  ²⁴ tn God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

[19:7]  ²⁵ tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly.

[78:5]  ²⁵ tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).

[78:5]  ²⁶ tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the Lord’s mighty deeds (see vv. 3-4).

[81:5]  ²⁸ tn Heb “in his going out against the land of Egypt.” This apparently refers to the general time period of Israel’s exodus from Egypt. The LXX reads, “from Egypt,” in which case “Joseph” (see the preceding line) would be the subject of the verb, “when he [Joseph = Israel] left Egypt.”

[81:5]  ²⁹ tn Heb “a lip I did not know, I heard.” Here the term “lip” probably stands for speech or a voice. Apparently the psalmist speaks here and refers to God’s voice, whose speech is recorded in the following verses.

[122:4]  ³¹ tn Or “went up.”

[122:4]  ³² tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”

[122:4]  ³³ tn Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”