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Psalm 119:83-85
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:83-85
New Catholic Bible
83 I am shriveled like a smoke-filled wineskin,[a]
but I do not forget your decrees.
84 How long must your servant wait?[b]
When will you pass judgment on my persecutors?
85 The arrogant[c] dig pits to entrap me,
which is not in keeping with your law.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:83 Like a smoke-filled wineskin: the psalmist feels as brittle and useless as tanned hides holding wine that are placed near the fireplace.
- Psalm 119:84 How long . . . wait?: literally, “How many are the days of your servant?” i.e., the psalmist does not have too much time for God to delay in punishing his persecutors. Pass judgment on my persecutors: see note on Ps 5:11.
- Psalm 119:85 The arrogant: see note on v. 21.
