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Psalm 119:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 I am only a wayfarer on earth,
but do not hide your precepts from me.[a]
20 My soul is ever consumed
with longing for your judgments.
21 You rebuke the arrogant,[b] the accursed,
who stray from your precepts.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:19 Though the psalmist is a stranger (or wayfarer) on earth, he is the guest of God to whom the whole universe belongs; he will learn from the Lord how to conduct himself (see notes on Ps 39:13, 13-14).
- Psalm 119:21 The arrogant: enemies of God and his faithful who act as though they are a law unto themselves (see notes on Pss 73:4-12 and 86:14; see also Isa 13:11; Mal 3:19). They are the accursed, i.e., ready for God’s judgment.
