Psalms 77:26
He removed the south wind from heaven: and by his power brought in the southwest wind.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Transtulit austrum de cælo, et induxit in virtute sua africum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐπῆρεν νότον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐπήγαγεν ἐν τῇ δυναστίᾳ αὐτοῦ λίβα,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 78:26
- יַסַּ֣ע קָ֭דִים בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיְנַהֵ֖ג בְּעֻזּ֣וֹ תֵימָֽן
Haydock's commentary
West wind. Literally, Africum, which blows "from Africa," in this direction, with respect to Jerusalem. (Haydock)
The same wind may be styled the south wind. Hebrew Kadim, "strong, eastern," &c. (Berthier)
These quails came from the banks of the southern ocean, or from the Red Sea, as the Israelites were still in Arabia, when they were furnished with them a second time, (Numbers xi. 31.) for a whole month, (Calmet) though there were about three million people. (Berthier)
God changed the wind, so as to bring them into the camp, Exodus xvi. (Worthington)
It was before blowing from the south-east. (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 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 ). …