Mazmur 119:13-16
Konteks119:13 With my lips I proclaim
all the regulations you have revealed. 1
119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules 2
as if 3 they were riches of all kinds. 4
119:15 I will meditate on 5 your precepts
and focus 6 on your behavior. 7
119:16 I find delight 8 in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. 9
[119:13] 1 tn Heb “of your mouth.”
[119:14] 2 tn Heb “in the way of your rules.”
[119:14] 3 tn Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).
[119:14] 4 tn Heb “all wealth.” The phrase refers to all kinds of wealth and riches. See Prov 1:13; 6:31; 24:4; Ezek 27:12, 18.
[119:15] 5 tn The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.
[119:15] 6 tn Heb “gaze [at].”
[119:15] 7 tn Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).
[119:16] 8 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] 9 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew