Psalms 77:5

77:5 I thought about the days of old,

about ancient times. ¹ 

Psalms 119:152

119:152 I learned long ago that

you ordained your rules to last. ² 

Psalms 139:5

139:5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front;

you place your hand on me.

[77:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the years of antiquity.”

[119:152]  ² tn Heb “long ago I knew concerning your rules, that forever you established them.” See v. 89 for the same idea. The translation assumes that the preposition מִן (min) prefixed to “your rules” introduces the object of the verb יָדַע (yada’), as in 1 Sam 23:23. Another option is that the preposition indicates source, in which case one might translate, “Long ago I realized from your rules that forever you established them” (cf. NIV, NRSV).