Psalm 119:161–168

שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)

119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,

yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.200

119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,

like one who finds much plunder.201

119:163 I hate and despise deceit;

I love your law.

119:164 Seven202 times a day I praise you

because of your just regulations.

119:165 Those who love your law are completely secure;203

nothing causes them to stumble.204

119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O Lord,

and I obey205 your commands.

119:167 I keep your rules;

I love them greatly.

119:168 I keep your precepts and rules,

for you are aware of everything I do.206

200	tn Heb “and because of your instructions my heart trembles.” The psalmist’s healthy “fear” of the consequences of violating God’s instructions motivates him to obey them. See v. 120.
201	tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.
202	tn The number “seven” is use rhetorically to suggest thoroughness.
203	tn Heb “great peace [is] to the lovers of your law.”
204	tn Heb “and there is no stumbling to them.”
205	tn Heb “do.”
206	tn Heb “for all my ways [are] before you.”