119:18 Open 1 my eyes so I can truly see 2
the marvelous things in your law!
119:98 Your commandments 3 make me wiser than my enemies,
for I am always aware of them.
119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your rules.
119:100 I am more discerning than those older than I,
for I observe your precepts.
1 tn Heb “uncover.” The verb form גַּל (gal) is an apocopated Piel imperative from גָּלָה (galah, see GKC 214 §75.cc).
2 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
3 tn The plural form needs to be revocalized as a singular in order to agree with the preceding singular verb and the singular pronoun in the next line. The