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SHIN

This is the name of the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Hebrew language, each line of verses 161-168 begins with this letter.

my heart stands in awe of your word

The psalmist speaks of the heart as if it could be amazed. The heart is a synecdoche for the whole person. AT: "I am amazed at your word" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

plunder

Possible meanings are 1) things that soldiers and robbers take from those they have defeated in battle or 2) things of great value or "treasure."

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