Mazmur 119:11

119:11 In my heart I store up ¹  your words, ² 

so I might not sin against you.

Mazmur 119:15-16

119:15 I will meditate on ³  your precepts

and focus ⁴  on your behavior. ⁵ 

119:16 I find delight ⁶  in your statutes;

I do not forget your instructions. ⁷ 

[119:11]  ¹ tn Or “hide.”

[119:11]  ² tn Heb “your word.” Some medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural, “your words.”

[119:15]  ³ tn The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.

[119:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “gaze [at].”

[119:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).

[119:16]  ⁶ tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”

[119:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural here.