Psalms 58:9
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et tu, Domine, deridebis eos ; ad nihilum deduces omnes gentes.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ σύ, Κύριε, ἐκγελάσῃ αὐτούς, ἐξουδενώσεις πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 59:9
- וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׂחַק לָ֑מוֹ תִּ֝לְעַ֗ג לְכָל גּוֹיִֽם
Haydock's commentary
Laugh. Permitting them to become ridiculous. (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, Part 1
15. “Behold, themselves shall speak in their mouth, and a sword is on the lips of them” ( ver. 7 ). Here is that sword twice whetted, whereof the Apostle saith, “And the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Wherefore twice whetted? Wherefore, but because smiting out of both Testaments? With this sword were slain those whereof it was said to Peter, “Slay, and eat.” “And a sword is on the lips of them. For who hath heard?” They all speak in their mouth, “Who hath heard?” That is, they shall be wroth with men that are slow to believe. They that a little before were even themselves unwilling to believe, do feel disgust from men not believing. And truly, brethren, so it is. …