Discovery BoxPsalms 119:2 
Context119:2 How blessed are those who observe his rules,
and seek him with all their heart,
Psalms 119:14
Context119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules 1
as if 2 they were riches of all kinds. 3
Psalms 119:22
Context119:22 Spare me 4 shame and humiliation,
for I observe your rules.
Psalms 119:24
Context119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules;
they give me guidance. 5
Psalms 119:111
Context119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy. 6
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 Heb “roll away from upon me.” Some derive the imperatival form גַּל (gal) from גָּלָה (galah, “uncover,” as in v. 18), but here the form is from גָּלַל (galal, “roll”; see Josh 5:9, where חֶרְפָּה [kherpah, “shame; reproach”] also appears as object of the verb). Some, following the lead of a Dead Sea scroll (11QPsa), emend the form to גֹּל (gol).
5 tn Heb “men of my counsel.” That is, God’s rules are like advisers to the psalmist, for they teach him how to live in a godly manner that refutes the accusations of his enemies.
6 tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”
