Mazmur 44:18

44:18 We have not been unfaithful, ¹ 

nor have we disobeyed your commands. ² 

Mazmur 51:13

51:13 Then I will teach ³  rebels your merciful ways, ⁴ 

and sinners will turn ⁵  to you.

Mazmur 119:10

119:10 With all my heart I seek you.

Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

Mazmur 119:145

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119:145 I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord!

I will observe your statutes.”

Mazmur 119:159

119:159 See how I love your precepts!

O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!

Mazmur 145:13

145:13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, ⁶ 

and your dominion endures through all generations.

[44:18]  ¹ tn Heb “our heart did not turn backward.” Cf. Ps 78:57.

[44:18]  ² tn Heb “and our steps did [not] turn aside from your path.” The negative particle is understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line). God’s “path” refers to his commands, i.e., the moral pathway he has prescribed for the psalmist. See Pss 17:5; 25:4.

[51:13]  ³ tn The cohortative expresses the psalmist’s resolve. This may be a vow or promise. If forgiven, the psalmist will “repay” the Lord by declaring God’s mercy and motivating other sinners to repent.

[51:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your ways.” The word “merciful” is added for clarification. God’s “ways” are sometimes his commands, but in this context, where the teaching of God’s ways motivates repentance (see the next line), it is more likely that God’s merciful and compassionate way of dealing with sinners is in view. Thanksgiving songs praising God for his deliverance typically focus on these divine attributes (see Pss 34, 41, 116, 138).

[51:13]  ⁵ tn Or “return,” i.e., in repentance.

[145:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “a kingdom of all ages.”