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Psalm 119:115-117
New English Translation
Psalm 119:115-117
New English Translation
115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe[a] the commands of my God.[b]
116 Sustain me as you promised,[c] so that I will live.[d]
Do not disappoint me.[e]
117 Support me, so that I will be delivered.
Then I will focus[f] on your statutes continually.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:115 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
- Psalm 119:115 tn The psalmist has already declared that he observes God’s commands despite persecution, so here the idea must be “so that I might observe the commands of my God unhindered by threats.”
- Psalm 119:116 tn Heb “according to your word.”
- Psalm 119:116 tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
- Psalm 119:116 tn Heb “do not make me ashamed of my hope.” After the Hebrew verb בּוֹשׁ (bosh, “to be ashamed”) the preposition מִן (min, “from”) often introduces the reason for shame.
- Psalm 119:117 tn Or “and that I might focus.” The two cohortatives with vav (ו) conjunctive indicate purpose/result after the imperative at the beginning of the verse.
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