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Psalm 71:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 71:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 [a]My lips will proclaim your righteous deeds
and your salvation all day long,
though I do not know their extent.[b]
16 I will speak of your mighty deeds, O Lord God,
and declare your righteousness,[c] yours alone.
17 O God, you have taught me from my youth,
and to this day I proclaim your marvelous works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:15 A vow to offer praise to God for his help (see note on Ps 7:18).
- Psalm 71:15 The psalmist does not know the full extent of God’s goodness toward him. For God’s acts of salvation, consisting of his mighty deeds (v. 16) and marvelous works (v. 17), are too numerous to count (see Pss 40:6; 139:17f).
- Psalm 71:16 Mighty deeds . . . righteousness: God’s “mighty deeds” on behalf of his people flow from his “righteousness”—and show forth that righteousness (see also v. 24). See also note on Ps 9:2.
