י (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me. 1
Give me understanding so that I might learn 2 your commands.
119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,
so that I can understand 3 your rules.
119:144 Your rules remain just. 4
Give me insight so that I can live. 5
1 tn Heb “made me and established me.” The two verbs also appear together in Deut 32:6, where God, compared to a father, is said to have “made and established” Israel.
2 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
3 tn or “know.” The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
4 tn Heb “just are your rules forever.”
5 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.