119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules 1
as if 2 they were riches of all kinds. 3
119:15 I will meditate on 4 your precepts
and focus 5 on your behavior. 6
119:16 I find delight 7 in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. 8
1 tn Heb “in the way of your rules.”
2 tn Heb “as upon,” meaning “as if” (see 2 Chr 32:19).
3 tn Heb “all wealth.” The phrase refers to all kinds of wealth and riches. See Prov 1:13; 6:31; 24:4; Ezek 27:12, 18.
4 tn The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.
5 tn Heb “gaze [at].”
6 tn Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).
7 tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”
8 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew