Psalms 63:9
And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐξουθένησαν αὐτὸν αἱ γλῶσσαι αὐτῶν. ἐταράχθησαν πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες αὐτούς,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 64:9
- וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIV
13. “And the tongues of them have been made weak upon them” ( ver. 8 ). Let them whet now their tongues like a sword, let them confirm to themselves malignant discourse. Deservedly to themselves they have confirmed it, because “the tongues of them have been made weak upon them.” Could this be strong against God? “Iniquity,” he saith, “hath lied to itself;” “their tongues have been made weak upon them.” Behold, the Lord hath risen, that was killed.…What thinkest thou of Him who from the cross came not down, and from the tomb rose again? What therefore did they effect? But even if the Lord had not risen again, what would they have effected, except what the persecutors of the martyrs have also effected? For the Martyrs have not yet risen again, and nevertheless they have effected nothing; of them not yet rising again we are now celebrating the nativities. …