Discovery BoxPsalms 119:115-117 
Context119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe 1 the commands of my God. 2
119:116 Sustain me as you promised, 3 so that I will live. 4
Do not disappoint me! 5
119:117 Support me, so that I will be delivered.
Then I will focus 6 on your statutes continually.
1 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
2 tn The psalmist has already declared that he observes God’s commands despite persecution, so here the idea must be “so that I might observe the commands of my God unhindered by threats.”
3 tn Heb “according to your word.”
4 tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
5 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.
6 tn Or “and that I might focus.” The two cohortatives with vav (ו) conjunctive indicate purpose/result after the imperative at the beginning of the verse.
