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Psalm 119:172-174
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:172-174
New Catholic Bible
172 May my tongue sing of your word,
for all of your precepts are upright.
173 May your hand[a] be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your commandments.
174 [b]I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:173 Your hand: a metaphor for God’s powerful deliverance (see Deut 32:39).
- Psalm 119:174 These final three verses form the conclusion to the whole. They succinctly restate and summarize the main themes.
