Psalms 120:3
May he not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that keepeth thee.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Non det in commotionem pedem tuum, neque dormitet qui custodit te.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- μὴ δῷς εἰς σάλον τὸν πόδα σου, μηδὲ νυστάξει ὁ φυλάσσων σε.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 121:3
- אַל יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ
Haydock's commentary
May. Hebrew, "he will not." Many have read in the second person, both in the Hebrew and Septuagint, "Suffer not thy," &c. (Aquila; St. Augustine, &c.) (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, Psalm CXXI
2. Sing therefore what followeth; if thou wish to hear how thou mayest most securely set thy feet on the steps, so that thou mayest not be fatigued in that ascent, nor stumble and fall: pray in these words: “Suffer not my foot to be moved!” ( ver. 3 ). Whereby are feet moved; whereby was the foot of him who was in Paradise moved? But first consider whereby the feet of him who was among the Angels were moved: who when his feet were moved fell, and from an Angel became a devil: for when his feet were moved he fell. Seek whereby he fell: he fell through pride. Nothing then moveth the feet, save pride: nothing moveth the feet to a fall, save pride. …
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews 7.1-3
[5.] Wherefore we ought always to “guard” ourselves, lest at any time we should fall asleep. For “Lo” (it is said) “he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” ( Ps. cxxi. 4 ), and “Do not suffer thy foot to be moved.” ( Ps. cxxi. 3 .) He did not say, ‘be not moved’ but “do not thou suffer,” &c. The suffering depends then on ourselves, and not on any other. For if we will stand “steadfast and unmoveable” ( 1 Cor. xv. 58 ), we shall not be shaken.