Psalms 117:17
I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Non moriar, sed vivam, et narrabo opera Domini.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- οὐκ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀλλὰ ζήσομαι, καὶ ἐκδιηγήσομαι τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 118:17
- לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ
Haydock's commentary
Live. The captives were dying daily, so that this rather belongs to the Church of Christ. (Berthier) (John viii. 51.)
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 CXVIII
11. “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord” ( ver. 17 ). But they, while they were dealing havoc and death on every side, thought that the Church of Christ was dying. Behold, he now declareth the works of the Lord. Everywhere Christ is the glory of the blessed Martyrs. By being beaten He conquered those who struck Him; by being patient of torments, the tormentors; by loving, those who raged against Him.
St Athanasius Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His Life, For 335. Easter-day iv Pharmuthi, iii Kal. April; xx Moon; Ær. Dioclet. 51; Coss. Julius Constantius, the brother of Augustus, Rufinus Albinus; Præfect, the same Philagrius; viii Indict
Thus it is that sinners, and all those who are aliens from the Catholic Church, heretics, and schismatics, since they are excluded from glorifying (God) with the saints, cannot properly even continue observers of the feast. But the righteous man, although he appears dying to the world, uses boldness of speech, saying, ‘I shall not die, but live, and narrate all Thy marvelous deeds.’ For even God is not ashamed to be called the God of those who truly mortify their members which are upon the earth, but live in Christ; for He is the God of the living, not of the dead. …