Psalms 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Lætetur Israël in eo qui fecit eum, et filii Sion exsultent in rege suo.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ υἱοὶ Σειὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- יִשְׂמַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם
Haydock's commentary
In him. Hebrew, "them." The plural is used out of respect, (Rabbins; Calmet) or rather to insinuate the blessed Trinity, as in Genesis i., Job xxxv. 10., and Isaias liv. 5. (Berthier)
King David, or the Lord, who was the true king of Israel, 1 Kings viii. 7.
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 CXLIX
3. “Let Israel rejoice in Him who made Him” ( ver. 2 ). What is, “Israel”? “Seeing God.” He who seeth God, rejoiceth in Him by whom he was made. What is it then, brethren? we have said that we belong to the Church of the saints: do we already see God? and how are we Israel, if we see not? There is one kind of sight belonging to this present time; there will be another belonging to the time hereafter: the sight which now is, is by faith; the sight which is to be will be in reality. If we believe, we see; if we love, we see: see what? God. Ask John: “God is love;” let us bless His holy Name, and rejoice in God by rejoicing in love. Whoso hath love, why send we him afar to see God? Let him regard his own conscience, and there he seeth God.…“And let the sons of Sion exult in their King.” The sons of the Church are Israel. …