17 Heb “in the way of your rules.”
18 Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).
19 Heb “all wealth.” The phrase refers to all kinds of wealth and riches. See Prov 1:13; 6:31; 24:4; Ezek 27:12, 18.
20 The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.
21 Heb “gaze [at].”
22 Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).
23 The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight … I will not forget.”
24 Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew as well as the read the plural here.
25 The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
26 The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.
27 Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.
28 Heb “uncover.” The verb form גַּל (gal) is an apocopated Piel imperative from גָּלָה (galah, see §75.cc).
29 The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
30 Heb “I am a resident alien in the land.” Resident aliens were especially vulnerable and in need of help. They needed to know the social and legal customs of the land to avoid getting into trouble. The translation (note the addition of “like”) assumes the psalmist is speaking metaphorically, not literally.
31 Heb “my soul languishes for longing for.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the way of your testimonies I delight

as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and fix my eyes on your ways.

I will delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal bountifully with your servant,

that I may live and keep your word.

Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth;

hide not your commandments from me!

My soul is consumed with longing

for your rules at all times.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I rejoice in following your statutes

as one rejoices in great riches.

I meditate on your precepts

and consider your ways.

I delight in your decrees;

I will not neglect your word.

Be good to your servant while I live,

that I may obey your word.

Open my eyes that I may see

wonderful things in your law.

I am a stranger on earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

My soul is consumed with longing

for your laws at all times.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees

as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and think about your ways.

I will delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal generously with your servant

so that I might live;

then I will keep your word.

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate

wondrous things from your instruction.

I am a resident alien on earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

I am continually overcome

with longing for your judgments.

NLTNew Living Translation

I have rejoiced in your laws

as much as in riches.

I will study your commandments

and reflect on your ways.

I will delight in your decrees

and not forget your word.

Be good to your servant,

that I may live and obey your word.

Open my eyes to see

the wonderful truths in your instructions.

I am only a foreigner in the land.

Don’t hide your commands from me!

I am always overwhelmed

with a desire for your regulations.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced

as I would over all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and look at your ways.

I will take delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live

and heed your word.

Uncover my eyes, that I may look at

wonderful things from your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

My soul is crushed with longing

for your ordinances at all times.

KJV 1900King James Version

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts,

And have respect unto thy ways.

I will delight myself in thy statutes:

I will not forget thy word.

GIMEL.

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,

And keep thy word.

Open thou mine eyes,

That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

I am a stranger in the earth:

Hide not thy commandments from me.

My soul breaketh for the longing

That it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

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