Psalms 106:10
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.
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The verse in its languages
- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis ; vinctos in mendicitate et ferro.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καθημένους ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου, πεπεδημένους ἐν πτωχίᾳ καὶ ἐν σιδήρῳ·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 107:10
- יֹ֭שְׁבֵי חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת אֲסִירֵ֖י עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל
Haydock's commentary
Darkness. This second allegory represents the condition of the captives, and of mankind, before Christ's coming. (Calmet)
The former enjoyed some liberty, Jeremias xxix. 5.
But the latter were most miserable, (Matthew ix. 15., and Luke iv. 18.) and of these the words are most naturally explained. (Berthier)
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 CVII
5. “Them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, fast bound in beggary and iron” ( ver. 10 ). Whence this, but that thou wast attributing things to thyself? that thou wast not owning the grace of God? that thou wast rejecting the counsel of God concerning thee? For see what He addeth: “Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord through pride” ( ver. 11 ), not knowing the righteousness of God, and wishing to establish their own, “and they were bitter against the counsel of the Most High.” “And their heart was brought low in labour” ( ver. 12 ). And now fight against lust; if God cease to aid thou mayest strive, thou canst not conquer. …