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159 See how I love your precepts.
O Lord, revive me with your loyal love.
160 Your instructions are totally reliable;
all your just regulations endure.[a]

שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)

161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,
yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:160 tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.
  2. Psalm 119:161 tn Heb “and because of your instructions my heart trembles.” The psalmist’s healthy “fear” of the consequences of violating God’s instructions motivates him to obey them. See v. 120.

159 See how I love your precepts;
    preserve my life,(A) Lord, in accordance with your love.
160 All your words are true;
    all your righteous laws are eternal.(B)

ש Sin and Shin

161 Rulers persecute me(C) without cause,
    but my heart trembles(D) at your word.

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