Psalms 113:20
The Lord hath been mindful of us, and hath blessed us. He hath blessed the house of Israel: he hath blessed the house of Aaron.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Dominus memor fuit nostri, et benedixit nobis. Benedixit domui Israël ; benedixit domui Aaron.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Κύριος ἐμνήσθη ἡμῶν καὶ εὐλόγησεν ἡμᾶς, εὐλόγησεν τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραήλ, εὐλόγησεν τὸν οἶκον Ἀαρών·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 115:12
- יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֪נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת בֵּ֥ית אַהֲרֹֽן
Haydock's commentary
Hath. Hebrew, "will be," which seems better. Let him bless us. (Calmet)
Both versions are true. (Berthier) (Ephesians i. 3.)
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 CXV
9. For we do not by our deservings prevent the mercy of God; but, “The Lord hath been mindful of us, and hath blessed us. He hath blessed the house of Israel, He hath blessed the house of Aaron” ( ver. 12 ). But in blessing both of these, “He hath blessed all that fear the Lord” ( ver. 13 ). Dost thou ask, who are meant by both of these? He answereth, “both small and great.” That is, the house of Israel with the house of Aaron, those who among that nation believed in Jesus the Saviour.…For in the character of those who out of that nation believed, it is said, “Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.” Seed, because when it has been scattered over the earth, it multiplied.
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXVIII
2. “Let Israel now confess that He is good, and that His mercy endureth for ever” ( ver. 2 ). “Let the house of Aaron now confess that His mercy endureth for ever” ( ver. 3 ). “Yea, let all now that fear the Lord confess that His mercy endureth for ever” ( ver. 4 ). Ye remember, I suppose, most beloved, what is the house of Israel, what is the house of Aaron, and that both are those that fear the Lord. For they are “the little and the great,” who have already in another Psalm been happily introduced into your hearts: in the number of whom all of us should rejoice that we are joined together, in His grace who is good, and whose mercy endureth for ever; since they were listened to who said, “May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children;” that the host of the Gentiles might be added to the Israelites who believed in Christ, of the number of whom are the Apostles our father …