Mazmur 31:15

31:15 You determine my destiny! ¹ 

Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.

Mazmur 119:86

119:86 All your commands are reliable.

I am pursued without reason. ²  Help me!

Mazmur 119:157

119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. ³ 

Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

Mazmur 119:161

שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)

119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,

yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. ⁴ 

[31:15]  ¹ tn Heb “in your hand [are] my times.”

[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.

[119:157]  ³ tn Heb “many [are] those who chase me and my enemies.”

[119:161]  ⁴ 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.