Psalms 24:12
Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Quis est homo qui timet Dominum ? legem statuit ei in via quam elegit.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- τίς ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν κύριον; νομοθετήσει αὐτῷ ἐν ὁδῷ ᾗ ᾑρετίσατο·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 25:12
- מִי זֶ֣ה הָ֭אִישׁ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יִבְחָֽר
Haydock's commentary
He hath. This may be understood either of God, or of man, who has chosen a state of life. (Berthier)
Provided he be guided by the fear of the Lord, (Calmet) all things will turn to his advantage. (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
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XXV
12. “Who is the man that feareth the Lord?” from which fear he begins to come to wisdom. “He shall establish a law for him in the way, which he hath chosen” ( ver. 12 ). He shall establish a law for him in the way, which in his freedom he has taken, that he may not sin now with impunity.