Psalms 103:34
Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Jucundum sit ei eloquium meum ; ego vero delectabor in Domino.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἡδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή μου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 104:34
- יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י אָ֝נֹכִ֗י אֶשְׂמַ֥ח בַּיהוָֽה
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CIV
45. “Let my discourse be pleasing to Him: my joy shall be in the Lord” ( ver. 34 ). What is the discourse of man unto God, save the confession of sins? Confess unto God what thou art, and thou hast discoursed with Him. Discourse unto Him, do good works, and discourse. “Wash you, make you clean,” saith Isaiah. What is it to discourse unto God? Unfold thyself to him who knoweth thee, that He may unfold Himself to thee who knowest not Him. Behold, it is thy discourse that pleaseth the Lord; the offering of thy humility, the tribulation of thy heart, the holocaust of thy life, this pleaseth God. But what is pleasing to thyself? “My joy shall be in the Lord.” This is that discoursing which I meant between God and thyself: show thyself to Him who knoweth thee, and He showeth Himself unto thee who knowest not him. Pleasing unto Him is thy confession: sweet unto thee is His grace. …