Psalms 118:162
I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Lætabor ego super eloquia tua, sicut qui invenit spolia multa.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐγὼ ἐπὶ τὰ λόγιά σου, ὡς ὁ εὑρίσκων σκῦλα πολλά.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:162
- שָׂ֣שׂ אָ֭נֹכִֽי עַל אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כְּ֝מוֹצֵ֗א שָׁלָ֥ל רָֽב
Haydock's commentary
Spoil. Having just mentioned fear; lest any should think that he entertained any secret dislike for the law; he adds, that it gives him more content than the greatest treasures or conquests can the miser or the hero, ver. 14, 72, and 127. (Calmet)
He rejoiceth thus in keeping the commandments, how difficult soever they may be. (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, Schin
160. Then follows, “I am as glad of Thy word as one that findeth great spoils” ( ver. 162 ). By the same words he conquered, of which he stood in awe. For spoils are stripped from the conquered; as he was overcome and despoiled of whom it is said in the Gospel, “except he first bind the strong man.” But many spoils were found, when, admiring the endurance of the Martyrs, even the persecutors believed; and they who had plotted to injure our King by the injury of His soldiers, were gained over by Him in addition. Whoever therefore standeth in awe of the words of God, fearing lest he be overcome in the contest, rejoiceth as conqueror in the same words.