Psalms 118:57
O Lord, my portion, I have said, I would keep thy law.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Heth Portio mea, Domine, dixi custodire legem tuam.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Μερίς μου, Κύριε· εἶπα φυλάξασθαι τὰς ἐντολάς σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:57
- חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אָמַ֗רְתִּי לִשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽיךָ
Haydock's commentary
Portion. With the just tending to perfection, I desire no other inheritance. (Worthington)
"He who possesses God, has all things." (St. Ambrose)
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, Cheth
57. Let us hear what followeth: “I have promised to keep Thy law.” What meaneth, “My portion, O Lord: I have promised to keep Thy law” ( ver. 57 ); save because the Lord will be each man’s portion then, when he hath kept His law? Consider therefore what he subjoineth: “I entreated Thy face, with my whole heart:” and saying in what manner he prayed: “O be merciful,” he saith, “unto me, according to Thy word” ( ver. 58 ). And as if he had been heard and aided by Him whom he prayed unto, “I thought,” he saith, “on mine own ways, and turned away my feet unto Thy testimonies” ( ver. 59 ). That is, I turned them away from mine own ways, which displeased me, that they might follow Thy testimonies, and there might find a path. …