Psa 119:17 | NET2full | STEP | Be kind to your servant . Then I will live and keep your instructions .

‏ Psalms 119:17

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.}