Psalms 134:5
For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Quia ego cognovi quod magnus est Dominus, et Deus noster præ omnibus diis.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι ἔγνων ὅτι μέγας Κύριος, καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν παρὰ πάντας τοὺς θεούς·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 135:5
- כִּ֤י אֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי גָד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מִכָּל אֱלֹהִֽים
Haydock's commentary
Gods. Whatever is so esteemed by men. (St. Chrysostom)
He then proceeds to shew the vanity of such false gods. (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 Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament, On the words of the Gospel, Luke xiii. 21 and 23, where the kingdom of God is said to be ‘like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal;’ and of that which is written in the same chapter, ‘Lord, are they few that are saved?’
1. “ The three measures of meal” of which the Lord spake, is the human race. Recollect the deluge; three only remained, from whom the rest were to be re-peopled. Noe had three sons, by them was repaired the human race. That holy “woman who hid the leaven,” is Wisdom. Lo, the whole world crieth out in the Church of God, “I know that the Lord is great.” Yet doubtless there are but few who are saved. Ye remember a question which was lately set before us out of the Gospel, “Lord,” it was said, “are there few that be saved?” What said the Lord to this? He did not say, “Not few, but many are they who are saved.” He did not say this. But what said He, when He had heard, “Are there few that be saved? Strive to enter by the strait gate.” When thou hearest then, “Are there few that be saved?” the Lord confirmed what He heard. …
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXXXV
6. …“Because,” says he, “I know that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods” ( ver. 5 ). If we should say to him, we ask thee, explain to us His greatness; would he not perchance answer us, He whom I see is not so very great, if He be able to be expounded by me. Let him then return to His works, and tell us. Let him hold in his conscience the greatness of God, which he has seen, which he has committed to our faith, whither he could not lead our eyes, and enumerate some of the things which the Lord hath done here; that unto us, who cannot see His greatness as he can, He may become sweet through the works of His which we can comprehend.…