Psalms 119:81

כ (Kaf)

119:81 I desperately long for ¹  your deliverance.

I find hope in your word.

Psalms 119:111

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

for they give me joy. ² 

Psalms 119:123

119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, ³ 

for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. ⁴ 

Psalms 119:166-167

119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O Lord,

and I obey ⁵  your commands.

119:167 I keep your rules;

I love them greatly.

[119:81]  ¹ tn Heb “my soul pines for.” See Ps 84:2.

[119:111]  ² tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”

[119:123]  ³ tn Heb “my eyes fail for your deliverance.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See the similar phrase in v. 82.

[119:123]  ⁴ tn Heb “and for the word of your faithfulness.”

[119:166]  ⁵ tn Heb “do.”