Psalms 118:124
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Fac cum servo tuo secundum misericordiam tuam, et justificationes tuas doce me.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ποίησον μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου, καὶ κατὰ τὰ δικαιώματά σου δίδαξόν με.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:124
- עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם עַבְדְּךָ֥ כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ וְחֻקֶּ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי
Haydock's commentary
Mercy. When we have been most diligent, there still remains much to be done, and in many things we offend. (St. Ambrose)
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, Ain
123. In connection with this he goes on to say, “O deal with Thy servant according to Thy loving mercy” ( ver. 124 ); not according to my righteousness. “And teach me,” he saith, “Thy righteousnesses;” those beyond doubt, whereby God rendereth men righteous, not they themselves.