translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: Dark regions refers to Sheol, which the psalmist views as a dark place located deep in the ground (see Ps 88:6 ).


text: The way probably refers here to God’s moral and ethical standards and requirements (see v. 10 ).


text: A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery.