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Psalm 140:10
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 140:10
New Catholic Bible
10 [a]Those who surround me raise up their heads;
let them be overwhelmed by the malice they threaten.
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:10 The psalmist’s plea now becomes an imprecatory prayer, which is an expression for God’s just rule. Using metaphors for the divine judgment (burning coals and miry depths), he asks for redress (see notes on Pss 5:11; 35).
