Psalms 110:8
All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for ever and ever, made in truth and equity.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, confirmata in sæculum sæculi, facta in veritate et æquitate.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐστηριγμέναι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, πεποιημέναι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ εὐθύτητι.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 111:8
- סְמוּכִ֣ים לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם עֲ֝שׂוּיִ֗ם בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת וְיָשָֽׁר
Haydock's commentary
Equity. Here we have the conditions of a just law. (Berthier)
Those who keep God's commandments are justified. (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 CXI
6. “The works of His hands are verity and judgment” ( ver. 7 ). Let verity be held by those who are judged here. Martyrs are here sentenced, and brought to the judgment-seat, that they may judge not only those by whom they have been judged, but even give judgment on angels, against whom was their struggle here, even when they seemed to be judged by men. Let not tribulation, distress, famine, nakedness, the sword, separate from Christ. For “all His commandments are true;” He deceiveth not, He giveth us what He promised. Yet we should not expect here what He promised; we should not hope for it: but “they stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and equity” ( ver. 8 ). It is equitable and just that we should labour here and repose there; since “He sent redemption unto His people” ( ver. 9 ). …