Psalms 20:14
Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Exaltare, Domine, in virtute tua ; cantabimus et psallemus virtutes tuas.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὑψώθητι, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, ᾄσομεν καὶ ψαλοῦμεν ⸂⸆⸃ τὰς δυναστείας σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 21:14
- ר֣וּמָה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ נָשִׁ֥ירָה וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ
Haydock's commentary
Exalted. God can receive no increase; but he manifests what he has. (Theodoret)
Power. Literally, "powers." (Haydock)
While the wicked perish, the just sing God's praises. (Worthington)
We must beg that the kingdom of righteousness may spread over the world, (Haydock) and never cease to acknowledge the divine favours. (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 XXI
14. “Be Thou exalted, O Lord, in Thy strength” ( ver. 13 ). Be Thou, Lord, whom in humiliation they did not discern, exalted in Thy strength, which they thought weakness. “We will sing and praise Thy power.” In heart and in deed we will celebrate and make known Thy marvels.