Mazmur 119:26-27

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 

Mazmur 119:29

119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! ⁵ 

Graciously give me ⁶  your law!

[119:26]  ¹ tn Heb “my ways I proclaimed.”

[119:27]  ² tn Heb “the way of your precepts make me understand.”

[119:27]  ³ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “your amazing things,” which refers here to the teachings of the law (see v. 18).

[119:29]  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.

[119:29]  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.)