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Psalm 63:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 63:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 My soul clings tightly to you;
your right hand holds me fast.
10 [a]Those who seek my life will incur ruin;
they will sink down into the depths of the earth.
11 They will be slain by the sword
and their flesh will become food for jackals.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 63:10 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35.
- Psalm 63:11 The psalmist’s enemies will lose their lives for having sought to kill him, and they will become food for jackals, i.e., they will remain unburied, a cause for shame (see note on Ps 53:6).
