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Psalm 119:137-144
New English Translation
Psalm 119:137-144
New English Translation
צ (Tsade)
137 You are just, O Lord,
and your judgments are fair.
138 The rules you impose are just,[a]
and absolutely reliable.
139 My zeal[b] consumes[c] me,
for my enemies forget your instructions.[d]
140 Your word is absolutely pure,
and your servant loves it.
141 I am insignificant and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your justice endures,[e]
and your law is reliable.[f]
143 Distress and hardship confront[g] me,
yet I find delight in your commands.
144 Your rules remain just.[h]
Give me insight so that I can live.[i]
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:138 tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”
- Psalm 119:139 tn or “zeal.”
- Psalm 119:139 tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.
- Psalm 119:139 tn Heb “your words.”
- Psalm 119:142 tn Heb “your justice [is] justice forever.”
- Psalm 119:142 tn Or “truth.”
- Psalm 119:143 tn Heb “find.”
- Psalm 119:144 tn Heb “just are your rules forever.”
- Psalm 119:144 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
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