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Psalm 119:63-65
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:63-65
New Catholic Bible
63 I am a friend to all who fear you,
all who observe your commands.
64 The earth overflows with your kindness,[a] O Lord;
teach me your decrees.
Teth
65 [b]You have dealt kindly with your servant
in accord with your word, O Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:64 The earth overflows with your kindness: an exclamation of God’s cosmic love; the world of creation witnesses to his love (see Pss 104:10-30; 136:1-9). For other glimpses of the world as God’s handiwork and kingdom, see Pss 24:1; 33:5; Isa 6:3; Hab 2:14; 3:3.
- Psalm 119:65 The psalmist ascribes goodness to God in his past and present dealings, to the positive values of the trials God sent him, and to the ultimate value of God’s law and divine teaching.
