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Psalm 30:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 30:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 I will exalt you, O Lord,
for you have raised me out of the depths[a]
and have not let my enemies exult over me.
3 O Lord, my God,
I called to you and you healed me.[b]
4 O Lord, you lifted me up from the netherworld;[c]
you saved me from sinking into the pit.
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:2 Out of the depths: a common Old Testament phrase of extreme distress (see Pss 69:3, 16; 71:20; 88:6; 130:1; Lam 3:55; Jon 2:2) usually connected with the words “the grave” and “the pit.”
- Psalm 30:3 You healed me: other passages that proclaim God as a healer are: Pss 103:3; 107:20; Hos 6:1; 7:1; 11:3; 14:5.
- Psalm 30:4 Netherworld: symbol for a life-threatening experience (see Ps 18:6; Jon 2:2). Pit: metaphor for the grave.
