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Psalm 57:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 57:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 awake, my soul!
Awake, lyre and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.[a]
10 [b]I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord;
I will sing your praises among the nations.
11 For your kindness extends to the heavens;
your faithfulness, to the skies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:9 Dawn: personified as in Ps 139:9; Job 3:9; 38:12. The “night” (v. 5: “lie prostrate”) symbolizes trials; deliverance comes with the “dawn” (see Ps 17:15).
- Psalm 57:10 A vow to offer ritual praise to the Lord for his goodness (see note on Ps 7:18). Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.
