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Ruth 2:12
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 2:12
New Catholic Bible
12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”[a]
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- Ruth 2:12 Under whose wings . . . taken refuge: Ruth’s apparent fidelity to the God of the Israelites is noted with admiration by Boaz.
Psalm 17:8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 17:8
New Catholic Bible
8 Guard me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:8 Apple of your eye . . . shadow of your wings: conventional Hebrew metaphors for protection (see Deut 32:10; Prov 7:2; Isa 49:2).
Psalm 36:7
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 36:7
New Catholic Bible
7 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments, like the mighty deep;
you sustain both humans and beasts, O Lord.
