119:26 I told you about my ways 1 and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes!
119:27 Help me to understand what your precepts mean! 2
Then I can meditate 3 on your marvelous teachings. 4
119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! 5
Graciously give me 6 your law!
1 tn Heb “my ways I proclaimed.”
2 tn Heb “the way of your precepts make me understand.”
3 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
4 tn Heb “your amazing things,” which refers here to the teachings of the law (see v. 18).
5 tn The “path of deceit” refers to a lifestyle characterized by deceit and disloyalty to God. It stands in contrast to the “way of faithfulness” in v. 30.
6 tn Heb “be gracious to me.” The verb is used metonymically here for “graciously giving” the law. (See Gen 33:5, where Jacob uses this verb in describing how God had graciously given him children.)