Psalms 118:59
I have thought on my ways: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Cogitavi vias meas, et converti pedes meos in testimonia tua.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι διελογισάμην κατὰ τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀπέστρεψα τοὺς πόδας μου εἰς τὰ μαρτύριά σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:59
- חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי דְרָכָ֑י וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה רַ֝גְלַ֗י אֶל עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ
Haydock's commentary
My ways. Many read, "thy ways." (Septuagint; Arabic)
But this is the true sense of the Hebrew, &c. The consciousness of having adhered to thy commands, makes me hope that thou wilt not abandon me. (Calmet)
I have bewailed my past transgressions, and am resolved henceforward to live piously. (St. Ambrose)
I have reflected on my former actions, and taken up this firm determination, trusting in thy mercy, ver. 58. (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, 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. …