Psalms 65:2
Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- psalmum dicite nomini ejus ; date gloriam laudi ejus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ψάλατε δὴ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ, δότε δόξαν αἰνέσει αὐτοῦ·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 66:2
- זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXVI
3. “But play ye to His name” ( ver. 2 ). What hath he said? By you “playing” let His name be blessed. But what it is to “play”? To play is also to take up an instrument which is called a psaltery, and by the striking and action of the hands to accompany voices. If therefore ye jubilate so that God may hear; play also something that men may both see and hear: but not to your own name.…For if for the sake of yourselves being glorified ye do good works, we make the same reply as He made to certain of such men, “Verily I say unto you, they have received their reward:” and again, “Otherwise no reward ye will have with your Father that is in Heaven.” Thou wilt say, ought I, then, to hide my works, that I do them not before men? No. But what saith He? “Let your works shine before men.” In doubt then I shall remain. …