119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! 1
Graciously give me 2 your law!
119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy. 3
119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey 4 your precepts.
1 tn The “path of deceit” refers to a lifestyle characterized by deceit and disloyalty to God. It stands in contrast to the “way of faithfulness” in v. 30.
2 tn Heb “be gracious to me.” The verb is used metonymically here for “graciously giving” the law. (See Gen 33:5, where Jacob uses this verb in describing how God had graciously given him children.)
3 tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”
4 tn The words “to obey” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.