Mazmur 119:97

מ (Mem)

119:97 O how I love your law!

All day long I meditate on it.

Mazmur 119:113

ס (Samek)

119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, ¹ 

but I love your law.

Mazmur 119:159

119:159 See how I love your precepts!

O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!

Mazmur 119:167

119:167 I keep your rules;

I love them greatly.

[119:113]  ¹ tn Heb “divided ones.” The word occurs only here; it appears to be derived from a verbal root, attested in Arabic, meaning “to split” (see HALOT 762 s.v. *סֵעֵף). Since the psalmist is emphasizing his unswerving allegiance to God and his law, the term probably refers to those who lack such loyalty. The translation is similar to that suggested by L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 131.