Psalms 104:42
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Quoniam memor fuit verbi sancti sui, quod habuit ad Abraham puerum suum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι ἐμνήσθη τοῦ λόγου τοῦ ἁγίου αὐτοῦ, τοῦ πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 105:42
- כִּֽי זָ֭כַר אֶת דְּבַ֣ר קָדְשׁ֑וֹ אֶֽת אַבְרָהָ֥ם עַבְדּֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CV
32. But in all these blessings of His, God doth commend in Abraham the merit of faith. For the Psalmist goeth on to say, “For why? He remembered His holy promise, which He made to Abraham His servant” ( ver. 42 ). “And He brought forth His people with joy, and His chosen with gladness” ( ver. 43 ). What he said, “His people,” he has repeated in, “His chosen.” So also what he said, “with joy,” he has repeated in, “with gladness.” “And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they took the labours of the people in possession” ( ver. 44 ). “The lands of the heathen,” and “the labours of the people,” are the same; and the words, “He gave,” are repeated in these, “they took in possession.”