Psalms 83:15

83:15 chase them with your gale winds,

and terrify ¹  them with your windstorm.

Psalms 119:86

119:86 All your commands are reliable.

I am pursued without reason. ²  Help me!

Psalms 119:150

119:150 Those who are eager to do ³  wrong draw near;

they are far from your law.

Psalms 119:157

119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. ⁴ 

Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

Psalms 119:161

שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)

119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,

yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. ⁵ 

[83:15]  ¹ tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 15 express the psalmist’s wish or prayer.

[119:86]  ² sn God’s commands are a reliable guide to right and wrong. By keeping them the psalmist is doing what is right, yet he is still persecuted.

[119:150]  ³ tn Heb “those who pursue.”

[119:157]  ⁴ tn Heb “many [are] those who chase me and my enemies.”

[119:161]  ⁵ tn Heb “and because of your instructions my heart trembles.” The psalmist’s healthy “fear” of the consequences of violating God’s instructions motivates him to obey them. See v. 120.