צ (Tsade)
119:137 You are just, O Lord,
and your judgments are fair.
119:138 The rules you impose are just, 1
and absolutely reliable.
119:139 My zeal 2 consumes 3 me,
for my enemies forget your instructions. 4
119:140 Your word is absolutely pure,
and your servant loves it!
119:141 I am insignificant and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
119:142 Your justice endures, 5
and your law is reliable. 6
119:143 Distress and hardship confront 7 me,
yet I find delight in your commands.
119:144 Your rules remain just. 8
Give me insight so that I can live. 9
1 tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”
2 tn or “zeal.”
3 tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.
4 tn Heb “your words.”
5 tn Heb “your justice [is] justice forever.”
6 tn Or “truth.”
7 tn Heb “find.”
8 tn Heb “just are your rules forever.”
9 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.