The obedience that verse 1 addresses through metaphor is conveyed more directly in verse 2. A substantive participle from נָצַר (i.e. nāṣar: to watch, guard, keep14) stands in construct with “God’s testimonies”15 signifying that those who characteristically obey16 His Word are the ones who experience the special blessing of a transcendent satisfaction. That knowledge, even the applicational knowledge of “His testimonies,” may not be conceived as an end in itself is confirmed by the synthetic