Mazmur 119:119

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. ¹ 

Therefore I love your rules. ² 

Mazmur 119:168

119:168 I keep your precepts and rules,

for you are aware of everything I do. ³ 

[119:119]  ¹ sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined.

[119:119]  ² sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.

[119:168]  ³ tn Heb “for all my ways [are] before you.”