Mazmur 25:13

25:13 They experience his favor; ¹ 

their descendants ²  inherit the land. ³ 

Mazmur 37:23

37:23 The Lord grants success to the one

whose behavior he finds commendable. ⁴ 

Mazmur 119:3

119:3 who, moreover, do no wrong,

but follow in his footsteps. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:45

119:45 I will be secure, ⁶ 

for I seek your precepts.

Mazmur 119:112

119:112 I am determined to obey ⁷  your statutes

at all times, to the very end.

[25:13]  ¹ tn Heb “his life in goodness dwells.” The singular is representative (see v. 14).

[25:13]  ² tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[25:13]  ³ tn Or “earth.”

[37:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose behavior is commendable in God’s sight is the one whose ways are established by God. Another option is that the second line refers to the godly man delighting in God’s “way,” namely the lifestyle which he prescribes for men. In this case one might translate, “The Lord grants success to the one who desires to obey his commands.”

[119:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “walk in his ways.”

[119:45]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I will walk about in a wide place.” The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive gives a further consequence of the anticipated positive divine response (see vv. 43-44). Another option is to take the cohortative as expressing the psalmist’s request. In this case one could translate, “and please give me security.”

[119:112]  ⁷ tn Heb “I turn my heart to do.”