Psalms 101:18
He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Respexit in orationem humilium et non sprevit precem eorum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν προσευχὴν τῶν ταπεινῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐξουδένωσεν τὴν δέησιν αὐτῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 102:18
- פָּ֭נָה אֶל תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָעַרְעָ֑ר וְלֹֽא בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת תְּפִלָּתָֽם
Haydock's commentary
Humble. Patriarchs, priests, and all true penitents. (Worthington)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CII
18. “He hath turned Him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, and despised not their desire” ( ver. 17 ). This is going on now in the building of Sion: the builders of Sion pray, they groan: He is the one poor, because the poor are many; because the thousands among so many nations are one in Him, because He is the unity of the peace of the Church, He is one, He is many: one, through love: many, on account of His extension. Therefore we now pray, we now run: now, if any man hath used to be otherwise, and lived differently, let him eat ashes as it were bread, and mingle his drink with weeping. …