119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes, 1
so that I might not be ashamed.
119:116 Sustain me as you promised, 2 so that I will live. 3
Do not disappoint me! 4
1 tn Heb “may my heart be complete in your statutes.”
2 tn Heb “according to your word.”
3 tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
4 tn Heb “do not make me ashamed of my hope.” After the Hebrew verb בּוֹשׁ (bosh, “to be ashamed”) the preposition מִן (min, “from”) often introduces the reason for shame.