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Psalm 119:48-50
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:48-50
New Catholic Bible
48 I lift up my hands[a] to your precepts, which I love,
and I meditate on your decrees.
Zayin
49 [b]Remember the word you gave to your servant
by which you have given me hope.
50 This is my consolation in my distress:
your word gives me life.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:48 I lift up my hands: as a sign of veneration and praise (see Pss 44:20; 63:4; 134:2; Neh 8:6).
- Psalm 119:49 The word of God provides hope and consolation even in suffering. The psalmist observes the commandments of the Lord because in them he finds life, restoration, and consolation.