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Psalm 40:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 40:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 I am surrounded by evils without number;
my sins have so engulfed me that I cannot see.
They outnumber the hairs on my head,
and my heart sinks within me.[a]
14 [b]Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me
O Lord, come quickly to my aid.
15 [c]May all those who seek to take my life
endure shame and confusion.
May all those who desire my ruin
be turned back and humiliated.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:13 Hyperbolic statements expressing the intense nature of the sinner’s sufferings (see Pss 6:8; 38:4f, 11; 69:5), which serve as a transition to the second part of the psalm.
- Psalm 40:14 Distress can remind a person of his attachment to sin. Is there any reason why people should vilify the person who acknowledges his faults? Realizing his attraction toward evil, the psalmist cries out to God, and the poor man rediscovers the joyous assurance that God thinks about him.
- Psalm 40:15 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35.
