Psalms 68:31
I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Laudabo nomen Dei cum cantico, et magnificabo eum in laude :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ μετ᾽ ᾠδῆς, μεγαλυνῶ αὐτὸν ἐν αἰνέσει,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 69:31
- אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIX
30. “Poor and sorrowful I am” ( ver. 30 ). Why this? Is it that we may acknowledge that through bitterness of soul this poor One doth speak evil? For He hath spoken of many things to happen to them. And as if we were saying to Him, “Why such things?”, “Nay, not so much!” He answereth, “poor and sorrowful I am.” They have brought Me to want, unto this sorrow they have set Me down, therefore I say these words. It is not, however, the indignation of one cursing, but the prediction of one prophesying. For He was intending to recommend to us certain things which hereafter He saith of His poverty and His sorrow, in order that we may learn to be poor and sorrowful. …
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Homily XX on Rom. xii. 1
After discoursing at large upon the love of God toward man, and pointing out His unspeakable concern for us, and unutterable goodness, which cannot even be searched into, he next puts it forward with a view of persuading those who have received the benefit to exhibit a conversation worthy of the gift. And though he is so great and good a person, yet he does not decline beseeching them, and that not for any enjoyment he was likely to get himself, but for that they would have to gain. And why wonder that he does not decline beseeching, where he is even putting God’s mercies before them? For since, he means, it is from this you have those numberless blessings, from the mercies of God, reverence them, be moved to compassion by them. For they themselves take the attitude of suppliants, that you would show no conduct unworthy of them. …