Psalms 118:75
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Cognovi, Domine, quia æquitas judicia tua, et in veritate tua humiliasti me.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἔγνων, Κύριε, ὅτι δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ τὰ κρίματά σου ἐταπείνωσάν με.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:75
- יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְ֭הוָה כִּי צֶ֣דֶק מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗ה עִנִּיתָֽנִי
Haydock's commentary
Truth. Though we may not discern the particular causes of our suffering, we must be convinced that they are right. (Worthington)
Sinners are afflicted that they may amend, and the just for their advancement. (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, Jod
76. “I know,” she saith, “O Lord, that Thy judgments are righteous, and that in Thy truth Thou hast humbled me” ( ver. 75 ). “O let Thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to Thy word unto Thy servant” ( ver. 76 ). Mercy and truth are so spoken of in the Divine Word, that, while they are found in many passages, especially in the Psalms, it is also so read in one place, “All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.” And here indeed he hath placed truth first, whereby we are humbled unto death, by the judgment of Him whose judgments are righteousness: next mercy, whereby we are renewed unto life, by the promise of Him whose blessing is His grace. For this reason he saith, “according to Thy Word unto Thy servant:” that is, according to that which Thou hast promised unto Thy servant. …