Psalms 133:3
May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Benedicat te Dominus ex Sion, qui fecit cælum et terram.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- εὐλογήσει σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιών, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 134:3
- יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ
Haydock's commentary
Thee. "A Levite on guard answers the cantor," (Houbigant) or the priests say this to the people, when they were departing home, Numbers vi. 23. (Calmet)
Earth. All things were made to praise God. (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, Psalm CXXXIV
3. “The Lord out of Zion bless thee, who made heaven and earth” ( ver. 3 ). He exhorts many to bless, and Himself blesseth one, because He maketh one out of many, since “it is good and pleasant for brethren to dwell together in one.” It is a plural number, brethren, and yet singular, to dwell together in one. Let none of you say, It cometh not to me. Knowest thou of whom he speaks, “the Lord bless thee out of Zion.” He blessed one. Be one, and the blessing cometh to thee.