Psalms 19:11

19:11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; ¹ 

those who obey them receive a rich reward. ² 

Psalms 36:7

36:7 How precious ³  is your loyal love, O God!

The human race finds shelter under your wings. ⁴ 

Psalms 37:23

37:23 The Lord grants success to the one

whose behavior he finds commendable. ⁵ 

Psalms 119:162

119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,

like one who finds much plunder. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “moreover your servant is warned by them.”

² tn Heb “in the keeping of them [there is] a great reward.”

³ tn Or “valuable.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the sons of man in the shadow of your wings find shelter.” The preservation of physical life is in view, as the next verse makes clear.

⁵ tn Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose behavior is commendable in God’s sight is the one whose ways are established by God. Another option is that the second line refers to the godly man delighting in God’s “way,” namely the lifestyle which he prescribes for men. In this case one might translate, “The Lord grants success to the one who desires to obey his commands.”

⁶ tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.