119:104 Your precepts give me discernment.
Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. 1
119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. 2
Therefore I love your rules. 3
1 tn Heb “every false path.”
2 sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined.
3 sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.