Mazmur 119:32

119:32 I run along the path of your commands,

for you enable me to do so. ¹ 

Mazmur 119:127

119:127 For this reason ²  I love your commands

more than gold, even purest gold.

[119:32]  ¹ tn Heb “for you make wide my heart.” The “heart” is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s volition and understanding. The Lord gives the psalmist the desire and moral understanding that are foundational to the willing obedience depicted metaphorically in the preceding line. In Isa 60:5 the expression “your heart will be wide” means “your heart will swell with pride,” but here the nuance appears to be different.

[119:127]  ² tn “For this reason” connects logically with the statement made in v. 126. Because the judgment the psalmist fears (see vv. 119-120) is imminent, he remains loyal to God’s law.