1 Raja-raja 8:58

8:58 May he make us submissive, ¹  so we can follow all his instructions ²  and obey ³  the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

Mazmur 119:36

119:36 Give me a desire for your rules, ⁴ 

rather than for wealth gained unjustly. ⁵ 

[8:58]  ¹ tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the Lord our God be with us.” The Hebrew term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the people’s volition and will.

[8:58]  ² tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”

[8:58]  ³ tn Heb “keep.”

[119:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “turn my heart to your rules.”

[119:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “and not unjust gain.”