Psalms 143:6
Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Fulgura coruscationem, et dissipabis eos ; emitte sagittas tuas, et conturbabis eos.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἄστραψον ἀστραπὴν καὶ σκορπιεῖς αὐτούς, ἐξαπόστειλον τὰ βέλη σου καὶ συνταράξεις αὐτούς.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 144:6
- בְּר֣וֹק בָּ֭רָק וּתְפִיצֵ֑ם שְׁלַ֥ח חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXLIV
6. “Lord, bow Thy heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke” ( ver. 5 ). “Flash Thy lightning, and Thou shalt scatter them; send forth Thine arrows, and Thou shalt confound them” ( ver. 6 ). “Send forth Thy Hand from above, and deliver me, and draw me out of many waters” ( ver. 7 ). The Body of Christ, the humble David, full of grace, relying on God, fighting in this world, calleth for the help of God. What are “heavens bowed down”? Apostles humbled. For those “heavens declare the glory of God;” and of these heavens declaring the glory of God it is presently said, “There is neither speech nor language, but their voices are heard among them,” etc. …