Psalms 30:24
O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Diligite Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam veritatem requiret Dominus, et retribuet abundanter facientibus superbiam.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀγαπήσατε τὸν κύριον, πάντες οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἀληθείας ἐκζητεῖ Κύριος, καὶ ἀνταποδίδωσιν τοῖς περισσῶς ποιοῦσιν ὑπερηφανίαν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 31:24
- אֶֽהֱב֥וּ אֶת יְהוָ֗ה כָּֽל חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יו אֱ֭מוּנִים נֹצֵ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥ם עַל יֶ֝֗תֶר עֹשֵׂ֥ה גַאֲוָֽה
Haydock's commentary
Saints. Hebrew, "merciful ones;" Assideans, priests, &c.
Truth. Hebrew, "will preserve the true;" (Calmet) or, "will observe the faithful." (Berthier)
Abundantly. Septuagint, "that act with great pride," as St. Augustine reads, and as Hebrew and Vulgate may be rendered. (Haydock)
The prophet exhorts all to persevere unto the end. (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 XXXI
24. “Love the Lord, all ye His saints” ( ver. 23 ). The Prophet again exhorts, having sight of these things, and saith, “Love the Lord, all ye His saints; for the Lord will require truth.” Since “if the righteous shall scarcely be saved, where shall the sinner and the ungodly appear?” “And He will repay them that do exceeding proudly.” And He will repay them who even when conquered are not converted, because they are very proud.