Psalm 119:71-73
New English Translation
71 It was good for me to suffer,
so that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law you have revealed is more important to me
than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.[a]
י (Yod)
73 Your hands made me and formed me.[b]
Give me understanding so that I might learn[c] your commands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:72 tn Heb “better to me [is] the law of your mouth than thousands of gold and silver.”
- Psalm 119:73 tn Heb “made me and established me.” The two verbs also appear together in Deut 32:6, where God, compared to a father, is said to have “made and established” Israel.
- Psalm 119:73 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
Psalm 119:71-73
New International Version
71 It was good for me to be afflicted(A)
so that I might learn your decrees.
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.(B)
י Yodh
73 Your hands made me(C) and formed me;
give me understanding to learn your commands.
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