28:58 “If you refuse to obey 2 all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,
שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)
119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,
yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. 3
1 tn This refers to wine in the early stages of fermentation. In its later stages it becomes wine (יַיִן, yayin) in its mature sense.
2 tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”
3 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.