Psalms 29:5
Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Psallite Domino, sancti ejus ; et confitemini memoriæ sanctitatis ejus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ψάλατε τῷ κυρίῳ, οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῇ μνήμῃ τῆς ἁγιωσύνης αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 30:5
- זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חֲסִידָ֑יו וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ
Haydock's commentary
Saints. Hebrew, "who have obtained mercy." Priests and faithful people come to return thanks, because God has turned away the scourge. (Calmet)
Memory, or name, Exodus iii. 15. (Calmet)
It is from God, and not from ourselves, that holiness comes. (Worthington)
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 XXX
5. “Sing to the Lord, O ye saints of His.” The prophet seeing these future things, rejoiceth, and saith, “Sing to the Lord, O ye saints of His. And make confession of the remembrance of His holiness” ( ver. 4 ). And make confession to Him, that He hath not forgotten the sanctification, wherewith He hath sanctified you, although all this intermediate period belong to your desires.