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Psalm 144:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 144:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 O Lord, what is man that you care for him,
or the son of man that you think of him?[a]
4 Man is nothing more than a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.[b]
5 [c]Part the heavens, O Lord, and descend;
touch the mountains so that they smoke.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 144:3 This verse reflects Ps 8:5.
- Psalm 144:4 This verse is close to Ps 39:6-7 (see also Job 14:2).
- Psalm 144:5 The psalmist calls upon God to become involved and deliver him, to come as the Divine Warrior as he did at Sinai. There he came accompanied by volcanic eruption, thunder, and lightning to save his people (see Ex 19:11, 18f).
- Psalm 144:5 This verse takes up Pss 18:10; 104:32. It also reveals the anxious expectation of Israel, the prey of persecutors, and the hope of a divine intervention.
