Psalms 45:3
Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Propterea non timebimus dum turbabitur terra, et transferentur montes in cor maris.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- διὰ τοῦτο οὐ φοβηθησόμεθα ἐν τῷ ταράσσεσθαι τὴν γῆν καὶ μετατίθεσθαι ὄρη ἐν καρδίαις θαλασσῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 46:3
- עַל כֵּ֣ן לֹא נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XLVI
4. Now then, such security received, what say they? “Therefore will not we fear, when the earth shall be confounded” ( ver. 2 ). Just before anxious, suddenly secure; out of too great tribulations set in great tranquillity. For in them Christ was sleeping, therefore were they tossed: Christ awoke (as but now we heard out of the Gospel), He commanded the winds, and they were still. Since Christ is in each man’s heart by faith, it is signified to us, that his heart as a ship in this world’s tempest is tossed, who forgetteth his faith: as though Christ sleeping it is tossed, but Christ awaking cometh tranquillity. Nay, the Lord Himself, what said He? “Where is your faith?” Christ aroused, aroused up faith, that what had been done in the ship, might be done in their hearts. “A helper in tribulations, which found us out too much.” He caused that therein should be great tranquillity.