Psalms 77:22
Because they believed not in God: and trusted not in his salvation.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- quia non crediderunt in Deo, nec speraverunt in salutari ejus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν ἐν τῷ θεῷ, οὐδὲ ἤλπισαν ἐπὶ τὸ σωτήριον αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 78:22
- כִּ֤י לֹ֣א הֶ֭אֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א בָ֝טְח֗וּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXVIII
15. Lastly, when both these things have been briefly touched, afterwards he is evidently following out the order of the narrative. “Because they believed not in God, nor hoped in His saving health” ( ver. 22 ). For when he had told why fire was lighted in Jacob, and anger went up upon Israel, that is to say, “because they believed not in God, nor hoped in His saving health:” immediately subjoining the evident blessings for which they were ungrateful, he saith, “and He commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of Heaven” ( ver. 23 ). “And He rained upon them manna to eat, and gave them bread of Heaven” ( ver. 24 ). “Bread of angels man did eat: dainties He sent them in abundance” ( ver. 25 ). He brought over the South Wind from Heaven, and in His virtue He led in the South West Wind” ( ver. 26 ). …