Psalms 119:24

119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules;

they give me guidance. ¹ 

Psalms 119:59

119:59 I consider my actions ² 

and follow ³  your rules.

Psalms 119:79

119:79 May your loyal followers ⁴  turn to me,

those who know your rules.

Psalms 119:95

119:95 The wicked prepare to kill me, ⁵ 

yet I concentrate on your rules.

Psalms 119:125

119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,

so that I can understand ⁶  your rules.

Psalms 119:138

119:138 The rules you impose are just, ⁷ 

and absolutely reliable.

Psalms 119:146

119:146 I cried out to you, “Deliver me,

so that I can keep ⁸  your rules.”

Psalms 119:167

119:167 I keep your rules;

I love them greatly.

Psalms 119:22

119:22 Spare me ⁹  shame and humiliation,

for I observe your rules.

Psalms 119:119

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. ¹⁰ 

Therefore I love your rules. ¹¹ 

Psalms 93:5

93:5 The rules you set down ¹²  are completely reliable. ¹³ 

Holiness ¹⁴  aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. ¹⁵ 

[119:24]  ¹ tn Heb “men of my counsel.” That is, God’s rules are like advisers to the psalmist, for they teach him how to live in a godly manner that refutes the accusations of his enemies.

[119:59]  ² tn Heb “my ways.”

[119:59]  ³ tn Heb “and I turn my feet toward.”

[119:79]  ³ tn Heb “those who fear you.”

[119:95]  ⁴ tn Heb “the wicked wait for me to kill me.”

[119:125]  ⁵ tn or “know.” The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:138]  ⁶ tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”

[119:146]  ⁷ tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “roll away from upon me.” Some derive the imperatival form גַּל (gal) from גָּלָה (galah, “uncover,” as in v. 18), but here the form is from גָּלַל (galal, “roll”; see Josh 5:9, where חֶרְפָּה [kherpah, “shame; reproach”] also appears as object of the verb). Some, following the lead of a Dead Sea scroll (11QPs^a), emend the form to גֹּל (gol).

[119:119]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.

[93:5]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.

[93:5]  ¹¹ sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

[93:5]  ¹² sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).

[93:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O Lord, for length of days.”