Psalms 118:29
Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Viam iniquitatis amove a me, et de lege tua miserere mei.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὁδὸν ἀδικίας ἀπόστησον ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, καὶ τῷ νόμῳ σου ἐλέησόν με.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:29
- דֶּֽרֶךְ שֶׁ֭קֶר הָסֵ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ חָנֵּֽנִי
Haydock's commentary
Iniquity. Hebrew, "lying." Let me not imitate the wicked. (Haydock)
Remit the punishment of my sins, (Psalm cvi. 17.; Calmet)
also original sin, and its effects. (St. Hilary)
Protect me from falling. (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, Daleth
29. “Take Thou from me the way of iniquity” ( ver. 29 ). And since the law of works hath entered in, that sin might abound; he addeth, “And pity me according to Thy law.” By what law, save by the law of faith? Hear the Apostle: “Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works. Nay: but by the law of faith.” This is the law of faith, whereby we believe and pray that it may be granted us through grace; that we may effect that which we cannot fulfil through ourselves; that we may not, ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to stablish our own, fail to submit ourselves unto the righteousness of God.