Mazmur 112:7

112:7 He does not fear bad news.

He ¹  is confident; he trusts ²  in the Lord.

Mazmur 119:30

119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness;

I am committed to ³  your regulations.

Mazmur 119:112

119:112 I am determined to obey ⁴  your statutes

at all times, to the very end.

[112:7]  ¹ tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition and emotions (see Ps 108:1).

[112:7]  ² tn The passive participle בָּטֻחַ [בָּטוּחַ] (batuakh [batuakh]) expresses a state that results from the subject’s action. See Isa 26:3.

[119:30]  ³ tn BDB 1000-1001 s.v. I שָׁוָה derives the verb from the first homonym listed, meaning “to agree with; to be like; to resemble.” It here means (in the Piel stem) “to be accounted suitable,” which in turn would mean by metonymy “to accept; to be committed to.” Some prefer to derive the verb from a homonym meaning “to place; to set,” but in this case an elliptical prepositional phrase must be understood, “I place your regulations [before me]” (see Ps 16:8).

[119:112]  ⁴ tn Heb “I turn my heart to do.”