119:138 The rules you impose are just, 1
and absolutely reliable.
119:142 Your justice endures, 2
and your law is reliable. 3
119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;
all your just regulations endure. 4
25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable 5
to those who follow the demands of his covenant. 6
93:5 The rules you set down 7 are completely reliable. 8
Holiness 9 aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. 10
111:7 His acts are characterized by 11 faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable. 12
119:66 Teach me proper discernment 13 and understanding!
For I consider your commands to be reliable. 14
119:86 All your commands are reliable.
I am pursued without reason. 15 Help me!
119:151 You are near, O Lord,
and all your commands are reliable. 16
1 tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”
2 tn Heb “your justice [is] justice forever.”
3 tn Or “truth.”
4 tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.
5 tn Heb “all the paths of the
6 tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
7 tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.
8 sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.
9 sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).
10 tn Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O
11 tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”
12 tn That is, fair and for man’s good.
13 tn Heb “goodness of taste.” Here “taste” refers to moral and ethical discernment.
14 tn Heb “for I believe in your commands.”
15 sn God’s commands are a reliable guide to right and wrong. By keeping them the psalmist is doing what is right, yet he is still persecuted.
16 tn Or “truth.”