Psalm 119:23-25

New English Translation

²³Though rulers plot and slander me,^[a]
your servant meditates on your statutes.
²⁴Yes, I find delight in your rules;
they give me guidance.^[b]

²⁵I collapse in the dirt.^[c]
Revive me with your word.^[d]

Psalm 119:23 tn Heb “though rulers sit, about me they talk together.” (For another example of the Niphal of דָּבַר (davar) used with a suffixed form of the preposition ב (bet), see Ezek 33:30.)
Psalm 119:24 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.
Psalm 119:25 tn Heb “my soul clings to the dirt.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being; soul”) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).
Psalm 119:25 tn Heb “according to your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural “your words.”

Psalm 119:23-25

New International Version

²³Though rulers sit together and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your decrees.
²⁴Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.

²⁵I am laid low in the dust;^(A)
preserve my life^(B) according to your word.^(C)

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