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Psalm 119:130-132
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:130-132
New Catholic Bible
130 The explanation[a] of your words gives light
and imparts understanding to the simple.
131 I open wide my mouth and sigh,[b]
longing eagerly for your precepts.
132 [c]Turn and have mercy on me,
as you always do to those who love your name.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:130 The law is a luminous sanctuary that fills souls with its clarity (see Ps 73:16f) when it is explained to them. Explanation: literally, “opening.”
- 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.
