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Psalm 116:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 116:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 because he has inclined his ear to me
on the day when I called out to him.[a]
3 The bonds of death[b] encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld held me tightly.
I was seized by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I cried out in the name[c] of the Lord:
“O Lord, I entreat you to preserve my life.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:2 On the day when I called out to him: see Pss 4:4; 31:23; 34:5; 138:3. Another possible translation is: “I will call on him as long as I live.”
- Psalm 116:3 Bonds of death: see note on Ps 18:6.
- Psalm 116:4 Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
