The psalmist speaks of Yahweh's decrees as if they were a person who could help him. AT: "may I listen to your righteous decrees and so become wise and strong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# I have wandered off like a lost sheep
The psalmist compares his disobedience to Yahweh to a sheep that has wandered away from the flock. AT: "I have left your way like a sheep that has left its flock" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])