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Psalm 119:41-43
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:41-43
New Catholic Bible
41 [a]Let your kindness[b] descend on me, O Lord,
your salvation in accord with your promise.
42 Then I will respond to those who insult me,
because I trust in your word.
43 Do not remove from my mouth the word of truth,[c]
for I place my hope in your judgment.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:41 Here the psalmist, as it were, gives Christians what is needed for them to fulfill their desire to “proclaim [the Lord’s] word with all boldness” (Acts 4:29). In order to be spoken, the word must first be appropriated (v. 41), trusted (v. 42f), obeyed (v. 44), sought (v. 45), and loved (v. 47f).
- Psalm 119:41 Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.
- Psalm 119:43 Do not remove from my mouth the word of truth: for it will enable the psalmist to respond to the insults and calumnies to which he is subjected (see vv. 61, 85, 95, etc.).
