Mazmur 119:86

119:86 All your commands are reliable.

I am pursued without reason. ¹  Help me!

Mazmur 119:138

119:138 The rules you impose are just, ² 

and absolutely reliable.

Mazmur 119:142

119:142 Your justice endures, ³ 

and your law is reliable. ⁴ 

[119:86]  ¹ sn God’s commands are a reliable guide to right and wrong. By keeping them the psalmist is doing what is right, yet he is still persecuted.

[119:138]  ² tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”

[119:142]  ³ tn Heb “your justice [is] justice forever.”

[119:142]  ⁴ tn Or “truth.”