Psalms 119:52

119:52 I remember your ancient regulations, ¹ 

O Lord, and console myself. ² 

Psalms 119:55

119:55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord,

and I will keep ³  your law.

Psalms 143:5

143:5 I recall the old days; ⁴ 

I meditate on all you have done;

I reflect on your accomplishments. ⁵ 

[119:52]  ¹ tn Heb “I remember your regulations from of old.” The prepositional phrase “from of old” apparently modifies “your regulations,” alluding to the fact that God revealed them to Israel in the distant past. Another option is to understand the prepositional phrase as modifying the verb, in which case one might translate, “I have long remembered your regulations.”

[119:52]  ² tn Or “find comfort.”

[119:55]  ³ tn The cohortative verbal form expresses the psalmist’s resolve to obey the law.

[143:5]  ⁵ tn Or “ancient times”; Heb “days from before.”

[143:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “the work of your hands.”