Ulangan 32:9

32:9 For the Lord’s allotment is his people,

Jacob is his special possession. ¹ 

Mazmur 119:57

ח (Khet)

119:57 The Lord is my source of security. ² 

I have determined ³  to follow your instructions. ⁴ 

[32:9]  ¹ tc Heb “the portion of his inheritance.” The LXX and Smr add “Israel” and BHS suggests the reconstruction: “The Lord’s allotment is Jacob, the portion of his inheritance is Israel” (cf. NAB). While providing good parallelism, it destroys a fine chiastic structure: “allotment” (a), “his people” (b), “Jacob (b’), and “inheritance” (a’).

[119:57]  ² tn Heb “my portion [is] the Lord.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel (see Ps 16:5).

[119:57]  ³ tn Heb “I said.”

[119:57]  ⁴ tn Heb “to keep your words” (see v. 9).