Psalms 118:171
My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Eructabunt labia mea hymnum, cum docueris me justificationes tuas.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐξηρεύξαντο τὰ χείλη μου ὕμνον, ὅταν διδάξῃς με τὰ δικαιώματά σου·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:171
- תַּבַּ֣עְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י תְּהִלָּ֑ה כִּ֖י תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ
Haydock's commentary
A hymn. Hebrew also, "praise." (Haydock)
Like a spring sending forth a copious stream. (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, Tau
168. “My lips shall burst forth praise: when Thou hast taught me Thy righteousnesses” ( ver. 171 ). We know how God teacheth those who are docile unto God. For every one who hath heard from the Father and hath learned, comes unto Him “who justifieth the ungodly:” so that he may keep the righteousnesses of God not only by retaining them in his memory, but also by doing them. Thus doth he who glorieth, glory not in himself, but in the Lord, and burst forth praise.