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Psalm 116:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 116:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 In my dismay I cried out,
“All men are liars.”[a]
12 How can I repay the Lord
for all the good he has done for me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation[b]
and call on the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:11 All men are liars: the psalmist avers that his enemies are telling falsehoods about him (see Pss 5:10f; 35:11, 15; 109:2-4), because all people are liars. He could also be alluding to the fact that all people offer only a false hope of deliverance. These words are cited in Rom 3:4.
- Psalm 116:13 The cup of salvation: probably the libation of wine poured out in gratitude for one’s deliverance (see Ex 25:29; Num 15:1-10). These words are used at Mass in Eucharistic Prayer I and II, as indicated in the note on Ps 116. Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
