Psalms 118:56
This happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications. HETH
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Hæc facta est mihi, quia justificationes tuas exquisivi.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- αὕτη ἐγενήθη μοι, τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐξεζήτησα.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:56
- זֹ֥את הָֽיְתָה לִּ֑י כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי
Haydock's commentary
This. Hæc facta est mihi. The feminine is put for the neuter, (Calmet) which the Hebrew have not. (Berthier)
We may also understand, This night of calamity, ver. 55. (Haydock)
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, Zain
56. Considering this, he addeth, “This was made unto me, because I sought out Thy righteousnesses” ( ver. 56 ). “Thy” righteousnesses, whereby Thou dost justify the ungodly; not mine, which never make me godly, but proud. For this man was not one of those who, “ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” Others have better interpreted these righteousnesses, as those whereby men are justified for nought through God’s grace, though by themselves they cannot be righteous, “justifications.” But what meaneth, “This was made unto me”? What is “This”? It is perhaps the law? as he had said, “and I have kept Thy law;” to which he subjoins, “This was made unto me,” meaning, “This was made my law.” We must therefore enquire first what was thus made unto him, next in what manner, whatever it may …