Psalms 144:20
The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Custodit Dominus omnes diligentes se, et omnes peccatores disperdet.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- φυλάσσει Κύριος πάντας τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτόν, καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς ἐξολεθρεύσει.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 145:20
- שׁוֹמֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת כָּל אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים יַשְׁמִֽיד
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CXLV
18. “The Lord guardeth all that love Him, and all sinners He will destroy” ( ver. 20 ). Thou seest that there is severity with Him, with whom is so great sweetness. He will save all that hope in Him, all the faithful, all that fear Him, all that call upon Him in truth: “and all sinners He will destroy.” What “all sinners,” save those who persevere in sin; who dare to blame God, not themselves; who daily argue against God; who despair of pardon for their sins, and from this very despair heap up their sins; or who perversely promise themselves pardon, and through this very promise depart not from their sins and impiety? The time will come for all these to be separated, and for the two divisions to be made of them, one on the right hand, the other on the left; and for the righteous to receive the everlasting Kingdom, the wicked to go into everlasting fire. …