Mazmur 119:139-142

119:139 My zeal ¹  consumes ²  me,

for my enemies forget your instructions. ³ 

119:140 Your word is absolutely pure,

and your servant loves it!

119:141 I am insignificant and despised,

yet I do not forget your precepts.

119:142 Your justice endures, ⁴ 

and your law is reliable. ⁵ 

[119:139]  ¹ tn or “zeal.”

[119:139]  ² tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.

[119:139]  ³ tn Heb “your words.”

[119:142]  ⁴ tn Heb “your justice [is] justice forever.”

[119:142]  ⁵ tn Or “truth.”