Psalms 15:2

15:2 Whoever lives a blameless life, ¹ 

does what is right,

and speaks honestly. ² 

Psalms 51:6

51:6 Look, ³  you desire ⁴  integrity in the inner man; ⁵ 

you want me to possess wisdom. ⁶ 

Psalms 85:11

85:11 Faithfulness grows from the ground,

and deliverance looks down from the sky. ⁷ 

Psalms 111:7

111:7 His acts are characterized by ⁸  faithfulness and justice;

all his precepts are reliable. ⁹ 

Psalms 119:160

119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;

all your just regulations endure. ¹⁰ 

[15:2]  ¹ tn Heb “one who walks blamelessly.”

[15:2]  ² tn Heb “one who speaks truth in his heart”; or “one who speaks truth [that is] in his heart.” This apparently refers to formulating a truthful statement in one’s mind and then honestly revealing that statement in one’s speech.

[51:6]  ³ sn The juxtaposition of two occurrences of “look” in vv. 5-6 draws attention to the sharp contrast between the sinful reality of the psalmist’s condition and the lofty ideal God has for him.

[51:6]  ⁴ tn The perfect is used in a generalizing sense here.

[51:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the covered [places],” i.e., in the inner man.

[51:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the secret [place] wisdom you cause me to know.” The Hiphil verbal form is causative, while the imperfect is used in a modal sense to indicate God’s desire (note the parallel verb “desire”).

[85:11]  ⁵ sn The psalmist already sees undeniable signs of God’s faithfulness and expects deliverance to arrive soon.

[111:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”

[111:7]  ⁸ tn That is, fair and for man’s good.

[119:160]  ⁹ tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.