Psa 119:119-120 | NETfull | STEP | You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

Psalms 119:119-120

119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. ^{▼▼ Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined.}
Therefore I love your rules. ^{▼▼ As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.}
120 My body ^{▼▼ Heb “my flesh.”} trembles ^{▼▼ The Hebrew verb סָמַר (samar, “to tremble”) occurs only here and in Job 4:15.} because I fear you; ^{▼▼ Heb “from fear of you.” The pronominal suffix on the noun is an objective genitive.}
I am afraid of your judgments.