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Psalm 119:131-133
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:131-133
New Catholic Bible
131 I open wide my mouth and sigh,[a]
longing eagerly for your precepts.
132 [b]Turn and have mercy on me,
as you always do to those who love your name.[c]
133 Guide my steps in accord with your word
and never let evil triumph over me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:131 Open wide my mouth and sigh: same image as in Job 29:23.
- Psalm 119:132 The psalmist asks for the Lord’s blessing (see Num 6:24-26), which brings down God’s grace to enable him to direct his steps in accord with the divine law and away from sin and adversity (Ps 119:133-134). He also asks for the Lord’s face to shine on him (v. 135), i.e., to bring him nothing but good in all circumstances of his life; for when God’s face shines on people it brings deliverance and blessings.
- Psalm 119:132 See Pss 5:12; 25:16; 91:15. Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
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