Psalms 137:4
May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnes reges terræ, quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι, Κύριε, πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἤκουσαν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός σου·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 138:4
- יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הוָה כָּל מַלְכֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ אִמְרֵי פִֽיךָ
Haydock's commentary
Mouth. All kingdoms shall, sooner or later, become acquainted with the gospel. (Worthington)
The predictions of Jeremias, &c., had been communicated to the neighbouring princes, (Calmet) and all might know that God had executed his threats and promises. (Haydock)
Yet none of them embraced the true religion, soon after the captivity, so that this relates to Christ. (Berthier)
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 CXXXVIII
7. “Let all the kings of the earth confess to Thee, O Lord” ( ver. 4 ). So shall it be, and so it is, and that daily; and it is shown that it was not said in vain, save that it was future. But neither let them, when they confess to Thee, when they praise Thee, desire earthly things of Thee. For what shall the kings of the earth desire? Have they not already sovereignty? Whatever more a man desire on earth, sovereignty is the highest point of his desire. What more can he desire? It must needs be some loftier eminence. But perhaps the loftier it is, the more dangerous. And therefore the more exalted kings are in earthly eminence, the more ought they to humble themselves before God. …