Psalms 32:22
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- γένοιτο τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 33:22
- יְהִֽי חַסְדְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה עָלֵ֑ינוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר יִחַ֥לְנוּ לָֽךְ
Haydock's commentary
Thee. All-perfect Being, shew thy protection to all who trust in thee. (Worthington)
He who wishes to receive much, ought to increase his hopes. (Calmet)
"Who is so full of hope as boldly to say, by my hope measure thy mercy?" (Theodoret)
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 XXXIII
22. “Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee” ( ver. 22 ): let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us; for hope confoundeth not, because we have hoped in Thee.
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, Philippians 1:18-20
None of the grievous things which are in this present life can fix their fangs upon that lofty soul, which is truly philosophic, neither enmity, nor accusations, nor slanders, nor dangers, nor plots. It flies for refuge as it were to a mighty fortress, securely defended there against all that attack it from this lower earth. Such was the soul of Paul; it had taken possession of a place higher than any fortress, the seat of spiritual wisdom, that is, true philosophy. For that of those without, i.e. the heathen, is mere words, and childish toys. But it is not of these we now speak, but at present concerning the things of Paul. That blessed one had both the Emperor for his enemy, and in addition, many other foes many ways afflicting him, even with bitter slander. …