Mazmur 119:153-160

ר (Resh)

119:153 See my pain and rescue me!

For I do not forget your law.

119:154 Fight for me ¹  and defend me! ² 

Revive me with your word!

119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, ³ 

for they do not seek your statutes.

119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.

Revive me, as you typically do! ⁴ 

119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. ⁵ 

Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them,

because they do not keep your instructions. ⁶ 

119:159 See how I love your precepts!

O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!

119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;

all your just regulations endure. ⁷ 

[119:154]  ¹ tn Or “argue my case.”

[119:154]  ² tn Heb “and redeem me.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[119:155]  ³ tn Heb “far from the wicked [is] deliverance.”

[119:156]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to your customs.”

[119:157]  ⁵ tn Heb “many [are] those who chase me and my enemies.”

[119:158]  ⁶ tn Heb “your word.”

[119:160]  ⁷ tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.