Psalm 119:2-3 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! The word edah is the word used for testimonies and it’s interesting that, according to the dictionary, it’s always plural and always about God’s law. The word for keep means to preserve, so it’s about not changing or losing His law. Over time, politics and philosophy tend to seep into the text, but those who preserve (or seek to be able to read) the original will be blessedness (remember ‘esher is a noun). Side note: to be blessedness seems to mean that you bless those around you by your actions. So perhaps by preserving and obeying God’s law we spread blessing and are a blessing to others. The last part of the first verse actually reads” whole heart seeking”. It means the same thing, but it’s prettier. So another way a person is blessedness is by seeking God with his/her whole heart. No part held back or hidden. No part chasing after other things. That’s probably easier said than done. I know it’s not the easiest thing for me to do. I’m very easily distracted. “They also” could be translated as “so much more they who”. Using that definition gives this verse an interesting twist. The word for also (or so much more, therefore, etc.) is always used as a conjugation showing greater than status. So David says, basically, that it’s even better to do no unrightousness (interestingly the word for this is evel – sounds like evil). It’s about action. Don’t just know it cognitively, do what it says. Walk in His ways! Walk in His manner of life (which is what ways means). Basically, it does seem to ask the question, “What would Yeshua do?”