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Psalm 119:130-132
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130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines.[a]
They give[b] insight to the untrained.[c]
131 I open my mouth and pant,
because I long[d] for your commands.
132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:130 tn Heb “the doorway of your words gives light.” God’s “words” refer here to the instructions in his law (see vv. 9, 57).
  2. Psalm 119:130 tn Heb “it [i.e., the doorway] gives.”
  3. Psalm 119:130 tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly. See Pss 19:7; 116:6.
  4. Psalm 119:131 tn The verb occurs only here in the OT.
  5. Psalm 119:132 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the Lord’s loyal followers. See Pss 5:11; 69:36; Isa 56:6.
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Psalm 119:130-132
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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;(A)
    it gives understanding to the simple.(B)
131 I open my mouth and pant,(C)
    longing for your commands.(D)
132 Turn to me(E) and have mercy(F) on me,
    as you always do to those who love your name.(G)

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