Psalms 129:8
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 130:8
- וְ֭הוּא יִפְדֶּ֣ה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל עֲוֺנֹתָֽיו
The Fathers on this verse
Origen Origen's Commentary on Matthew, Chapter XXVIII
But the saying, “ What shall a man give in exchange for his own life, ” if spoken by way of interrogation, will seem to be able to indicate that an exchange for his own life is given by the man who after his sins has given up his whole substance, that his property may feed the poor, as if he were going by that to obtain salvation; but, if spoken affirmatively, I think, to indicate that there is not anything in man by the giving of which in exchange for his own life which has been overcome by death, he will ransom it out of its hand. …
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXXX
8. “For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption” ( ver. 7 ). Admirable! This could not have been better said in its own place, on account of the words, “From the morning watch.” Wherefore? Because the Lord rose again from the morning watch; and the body ought to hope for that which went before in the Head. But, lest this thought should be suggested: The Head might rise again, because It was not weighed down with sins, there was no sin in Him; what shall we do? Shall we hope for such a resurrection, as went before in the Lord, whilst we are weighed down by our sins? But see what followeth: “And He shall redeem Israel from all his sins” ( ver. 8 ). Though therefore he was weighed down with his sins, the mercy of God is present to him. For this reason, He went before without sin, that He may blot out the sins of those that follow Him. …