119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey 1 your precepts.
119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord;
I find delight in your law.
119:175 May I 2 live and praise you!
May your regulations help me! 3
[119:173] 1 tn The words “to obey” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.
[119:175] 2 tn Heb “my life.”
[119:175] 3 tn God’s regulations will “help” the psalmist by giving him moral and ethical guidance.
