Psalms 118:116
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Suscipe me secundum eloquium tuum, et vivam, et non confundas me ab exspectatione mea.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀντιλαβοῦ κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου καὶ ζῆσόν με, καὶ μὴ καταισχύνῃς με ἀπὸ τῆς προσδοκίας μου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:116
- סָמְכֵ֣נִי כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וְאַל תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִי מִשִּׂבְרִֽי
Haydock's commentary
Live. St. Augustine (tr. 124. in Joan.) beautifully describes the life of the just here and in heaven. (Berthier)
We may thus pray for grace, and spiritual life with confidence, if we be resolved to keep the commandments. Yet we must not fail to entreat God not to suffer us to be confounded, which will not be the case, if we entertain hope, and charity be poured on our hearts, Romans v. 5. (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, Samech
115. “O stablish me according to Thy word and I shall live: and let me not be disappointed of my hope” ( ver. 116 ). He who had before said, “Thou art my taker up,” prayeth that he may be more and more borne up, and be led unto that, for the sake of which he endureth so many troubles; trusting that he may there live in a truer sense, than in these dreams of human affairs. For it is said of the future, “and I shall live,” as if we did not live in this dead body. While “we await the redemption of our body, we are saved by hope, and hoping for that we see not, we await with patience.” But hope disappointeth not, if the love of God be spread abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which is given unto us. …