Psalms 119:47

119:47 I will find delight in your commands,

which I love.

Psalms 119:72

119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me

than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. ¹ 

Psalms 119:77

119:77 May I experience your compassion, ²  so I might live!

For I find delight in your law.

Psalms 119:111

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

for they give me joy. ³ 

Psalms 119:127

119:127 For this reason ⁴  I love your commands

more than gold, even purest gold.

Psalms 119:162

119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,

like one who finds much plunder. ⁵ 

[119:72]  ¹ tn Heb “better to me [is] the law of your mouth than thousands of gold and silver.”

[119:77]  ² tn Heb “and may your compassion come to me.”

[119:111]  ³ tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”

[119:127]  ⁴ tn “For this reason” connects logically with the statement made in v. 126. Because the judgment the psalmist fears (see vv. 119-120) is imminent, he remains loyal to God’s law.

[119:162]  ⁵ tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.