Psalms 34:21
And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et dilataverunt super me os suum ; dixerunt : Euge, euge ! viderunt oculi nostri.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐπλάτυναν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν, εἶπαν Εὖγε εὖγε, εἶδαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 35:21
- וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ
Haydock's commentary
Done, euge. Hebrew heach. (Haydock)
This term occurs ten times in Scripture, and here denotes the joy felt in the destruction of an enemy. Thus the Jews insulted over Christ expiring on the cross. (Berthier)
Seen. No farther reserve is necessary: he is fallen, or we have accused him of nothing but what we have seen. (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 XXXV
22. “Let not them that are Mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over Me:” for they rejoice over Me because of My chaff. “Who hate Me without a cause;” that is, whom I never hurt; “winking with their eyes” ( ver. 19 ): that is, pretending hypocrites, “For they spake indeed peace to Me” ( ver. 20 ). What is, “winking with their eyes”? Declaring by their looks, what they carry not in their heart. And who are these “winking with their eyes”? “For they spake indeed peace to Me; and with wrath devised craftily.” “Yea they opened their mouth wide against Me” ( ver. 21 ). First winking with their eyes, those lions sought to ravish and devour; first fawning they spake peace, and then with wrath devised craftily. What peace spake they? “Master, we know that Thou acceptest not man’s person, and teachest the way of God in truth. …