Psalms 68:37
And the seed of his servants shall possess it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et semen servorum ejus possidebit eam ; et qui diligunt nomen ejus habitabunt in ea.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ τὸ σπέρμα τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ καθέξουσιν αὐτήν, καὶ οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ κατασκηνώσουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 69:37
- וְזֶ֣רַע עֲ֭בָדָיו יִנְחָל֑וּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁ֝מ֗וֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ בָֽהּ
Haydock's commentary
Therein. The succession of the Catholic Church is uninterrupted. (Worthington)
Those who adhere to Christ by faith, hope, and charity, will be saved. (Menochius)
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, Psalm LXIX
33. Hear thou another thing also: “for God shall save Sion” ( ver. 35 ). He restoreth His Church, the faithful Gentiles He doth incorporate with His Only-Begotten; He beguileth not them that believe in Him of the reward of His promise. “For God shall save Sion; and there shall be builded the cities of Juda.” These same are the Churches. Let no one say, when shall it come to pass that there be builded the cities of Juda? O that thou wouldest acknowledge the Edifice, and be a living stone, that thou mightest enter into Her. Even now the cities of Juda are being built. For Juda is interpreted confession. By confession of humility there are being builded the cities of Juda: in order that there may remain without the proud, who blush to confess. …