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Psalm 119:173-175
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:173-175
New Catholic Bible
173 May your hand[a] be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your commandments.
174 [b]I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
175 Give life to my soul that I may praise you,
and let your judgments sustain me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:173 Your hand: a metaphor for God’s powerful deliverance (see Deut 32:39).
- Psalm 119:174 These final three verses form the conclusion to the whole. They succinctly restate and summarize the main themes.