Psalms 118:117
Help me, and I shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Adjuva me, et salvus ero, et meditabor in justificationibus tuis semper.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- βοήθησόν μοι καὶ σωθήσομαι, καὶ μελετήσω ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου διὰ παντός.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:117
- סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד
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. …