Mazmur 119:14

119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules ¹ 

as if ²  they were riches of all kinds. ³ 

Mazmur 119:16

119:16 I find delight ⁴  in your statutes;

I do not forget your instructions. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:47

119:47 I will find delight in your commands,

which I love.

Mazmur 119:92

119:92 If I had not found encouragement in your law, ⁶ 

I would have died in my sorrow. ⁷ 

[119:14]  ¹ tn Heb “in the way of your rules.”

[119:14]  ² tn Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).

[119:14]  ³ 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.

[119:16]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural here.

[119:92]  ⁶ tn Heb “if your law had not been my delight.”

[119:92]  ⁷ tn Or “my suffering.”