Psalms 20:7
For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Quoniam dabis eum in benedictionem in sæculum sæculi ; lætificabis eum in gaudio cum vultu tuo.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι δώσεις αὐτῷ εὐλογίαν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, εὐφρανεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν χαρᾷ μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 21:7
- כִּֽי תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת פָּנֶֽיךָ
Haydock's commentary
To be, (in benedictionem.) Thou shalt inebriate him with a torrent of thy blessings. (Haydock)
Blessing shall take hold of him, if we may so speak, (Berthier) and embrace him for ever. (Haydock)
All the saints receive glory. But Christ alone can impart it to others, as all are blessed in him, Genesis xxi., and John i. (Worthington)
When people wish any happiness to their friends, they need only desire that they may be like David. See Genesis xviii. 18., and xlviii. 20., and Galatians iii. 16. (Calmet)
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
7. “For Thou shalt give Him blessing for ever and ever.” This is the blessing which Thou shalt give Him for ever and ever: “Thou shalt make Him glad in joy together with Thy countenance” ( ver. 6 ). According to His manhood, Thou shalt make Him glad together with Thy countenance, which He lifted up to Thee.