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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

Psalms 107

6 parts

Rev. George Leo Haydock

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Ver. 1

Himself. By repeating here what occurs in Psalm lvi., and lix. David teaches us to excite our fervour by such sentiments as have formerly made an impression upon us. (Berthier)

He spoke before of his own victories: now he considers those of Christ, and of his Church, (Genebrard) as well as the state of the captives. (Theodoret) (Calmet)

Ver. 2

My heart, &c. Is not repeated in Hebrew. But it is, [in] Psalm lvi. 8.

Ver. 3

Arise, my glory. Is found also in this psalm, though not here in Hebrew, &c. St. Jerome (ad Sun.) thinks some copyist has inserted it. (Calmet)

But it seems to be here in its proper place. (Berthier)

Ver. 4

Nations. David made various conquests, which prefigured those of Christ, to whom the rest of the psalm belongs. (St. Augustine) (Worthington)

Ver. 7

That. See Psalm lix. 7. (Worthington)

Ver. 8

Holiness. Or holy one, sancto: (Haydock) meaning Jeremias xxv. 11., who foretold the end of the captivity, (Calmet) or David himself, and the Messias, his son, in whom he will rejoice. (Haydock)

Trans. None. Written in English; Haydock annotates the Douay-Rheims text and gathers the Fathers and later commentators., Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary (the Douay-Rheims Bible with Bishop Challoner's notes, enlarged by Rev. George Leo Haydock), 1859. Public domain.

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