Psalms 118:160
The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever. SIN
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Principium verborum tuorum veritas ; in æternum omnia judicia justitiæ tuæ.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀρχὴ τῶν λόγων σου ἀλήθεια, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα πάντα τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:160
- רֹאשׁ דְּבָרְךָ֥ אֱמֶ֑ת וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם כָּל מִשְׁפַּ֥ט צִדְקֶֽךָ
Haydock's commentary
Truth. Hence all such commandments are immutable. (Worthington)
The threats of God have been put in execution, and we cannot doubt but the promised liberation will soon take place. (Calmet)
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, Resch
158. “The beginning,” he saith, “of Thy words is truth; all the judgments of Thy righteousness endure for evermore” ( ver. 160 ). From truth, he saith, Thy words do proceed, and they are therefore truthful, and deceive no man, for in them life is announced to the righteous, punishment to the ungodly. These are the everlasting judgments of God’s righteousness.