Psa 119:16-17 | NET2full | STEP | I find delight in your statutes ; I do not forget your instructions .

Psalms 119:16-17

16 I find delight ^{▼▼tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”} in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. ^{▼▼tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural here.}

ג (Gimel)

17 Be kind to your servant.
Then I will live ^{▼▼tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.} and keep ^{▼▼tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.} your instructions. ^{▼▼tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.}