Psalm 119:152-154

New English Translation

¹⁵²I learned long ago that
you ordained your rules to last.^[a]

¹⁵³See my pain and rescue me.
For I do not forget your law.
¹⁵⁴Fight for me^[b] and defend me.^[c]
Revive me with your word.

Psalm 119:152 tn Heb “long ago I knew concerning your rules, that forever you established them.” See v. 89 for the same idea. The translation assumes that the preposition מִן (min) prefixed to “your rules” introduces the object of the verb יָדַע (yadaʿ), as in 1 Sam 23:23. Another option is that the preposition indicates source, in which case one might translate, “Long ago I realized from your rules that forever you established them” (cf. NIV, NRSV).
Psalm 119:154 tn Or “argue my case.”
Psalm 119:154 tn Heb “and redeem me.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

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