Psalms 144:17
The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Justus Dominus in omnibus viis suis, et sanctus in omnibus operibus suis.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- δίκαιος Κύριος ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅσιος ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 145:17
- צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל מַעֲשָֽׂיו
Haydock's commentary
Just. Before, his fidelity was notices, ver. 13. (Haydock)
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
The Apostolic Constitutions Book V, Sec. I. Concerning the Martyrs
If, therefore, this prophetess confesses the resurrection, and does not deny the restoration of all things, and distinguishes the godly from the ungodly, it is in vain for them to deny our doctrine. Nay, indeed, they say they can show a resemblance of the resurrection, while they do not themselves believe the things they declare: for they say that there is a bird single in its kind which affords a copious demonstration of the resurrection, which they say is without a mate, and the only one in the creation. …
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXLV
15. “Thou openest Thine Hand, and fillest every living thing with blessing” ( ver. 16 ). Though sometimes Thou givest not, yet “in due season” Thou givest: Thou delayest, not deniest, and that in due season.” “Righteous is the Lord in all His ways, and holy in all His works” ( ver. 17 ). Both when He smiteth and when He healeth, He is righteous, and in Him unrighteousness is not. Finally, all His saints, when set in the midst of tribulation, have first praised His righteousness, and so sought His blessings. They first have said, “What Thou doest is righteous.” So did Daniel ask, and other holy men: “Righteous are Thy judgments: rightly have we suffered: deservedly have we suffered.” They laid not unrighteousness to God, they laid not to Him injustice and folly. First they praised Him scourging, and so they felt Him feeding.