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Psalm 119:134-136
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:134-136
New Catholic Bible
134 Rescue me from the oppression of men
so that I may observe your commandments.
135 Allow your face to shine[a] upon your servant
and teach me your decrees.
136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes
because your law is disregarded.[b]
Sadhe
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:135 Allow your face to shine: the psalmist asks God to smile on him with favor (see note on Ps 13:2; see also Pss 67:2; 80:4; Num 6:25).
- Psalm 119:136 The godly are saddened in the face of evil (see Ezr 9:3ff; Job 16:20; Ezek 9:4).