Psalm 139 New Catholic Bible Psalm 139[a] God’s Infinite Knowledge and Universal Power 1For the director.[b]A psalm of David. [c]OLord, you have examined me and you know me. 2You know when I sit and when I stand;[d] you perceive my thoughts from a distance. ...
Psalm 91, which affirms many of the same things as Psalm 121, uses many images and metaphors to describe God’s protection and care. God is our machseh, a word translated as “dwelling place” or “refuge” depending on the translation (e.g., Deuteronomy 33:27, Psalm 46:1), connoti...
139 I am consumed with rage, because my foes forget your words.140 Your servant loves your promise; it has been proved by fire.141 Though belittled and despised, I do not forget your precepts.142 Your justice is forever right, your law true.143 Though distress and anguish come upon me,...
Psalm 6[w] Evening Prayer for God’s Mercy 1 For the director.[x] With stringed instruments. “Upon the eighth.” A psalm of David. 2 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or punish me in your wrath.3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am tottering; help me, O Lord, for...
Psalm 81:15 tn“Those who hate the Lord” are also mentioned in 2 Chr 19:2 and Ps 139:21. Psalm 81:15 tn See Deut 33:29; Ps 66:3 for other uses of the verb כָּחַשׁ (kakhash) in the sense “cower in fear.” In Ps 18:44 the verb seems to carry the ...
However, because the hymn cannot end with a malediction (see Ps 139:19), he repeats the words of verse 1 as a refrain: “Bless the Lord, O my soul.” Alleluia: i.e., “Hallelujah” or “Bless [or praise] the Lord,” which most likely belongs to the beginning of Ps 105 (see ...
death: God delivers his faithful from the death inflicted on them by their enemies and also from the death that comes to all human beings (see notes on Pss 6:6; 11:7; 16:9-11; 17:15; 49:16; 73:23-26; 139:18; Job 19:23-29; Isa 26:19; Dan 12:2; see also 1 Cor 15)....
Psalm 18:8 In these powerful images the ancients sang of the presence and glory of God in creation and in events (see Pss 68:9f; 97:2-5; Ex 19:15-18; Jdg 5:4f; Job 36:29f; Isa 30:27f; Hab 3:3-15). The description gives a presentiment of the struggle at the end of time...
Psalm 18:8 In these powerful images the ancients sang of the presence and glory of God in creation and in events (see Pss 68:9f; 97:2-5; Ex 19:15-18; Jdg 5:4f; Job 36:29f; Isa 30:27f; Hab 3:3-15). The description gives a presentiment of the struggle at the end of time...
Psalm 81:15 tn“Those who hate the Lord” are also mentioned in 2 Chr 19:2 and Ps 139:21. Psalm 81:15 tn See Deut 33:29; Ps 66:3 for other uses of the verb כָּחַשׁ (kakhash) in the sense “cower in fear.” In Ps 18:44 the verb seems to carr...