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Psalm 18:47-51
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 18:47-51
New Catholic Bible
47 The Lord lives! Blessed[a] be my Rock!
Exalted be God, my Savior!
48 O God, you obtained vindication for me,
subjected nations under me,
49 and freed me from my enemies.
You exalted me over my adversaries
and delivered me from the violent.
50 For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations
and sing praise to your name.[b]
51 You have bestowed great victories on your king,
and you have shown kindness to your anointed,[c]
to David and his descendants forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:47 Blessed: i.e., adored, praised, and thanked.
- Psalm 18:50 This text is cited by Paul (Rom 15:9) as a prediction of the conversion of the Gentiles. Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
- Psalm 18:51 You have shown kindness to your anointed: the Lord is mindful of his covenant with his anointed king and never ceases bestowing blessings upon him. This is even more true of the King and Anointed par excellence, Jesus Christ. Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.
