Psalms 77:7
That they may put their hope in God and may not forget the works of God: and may seek his commandments.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ut ponant in Deo spem suam, et non obliviscantur operum Dei, et mandata ejus exquirant :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἵνα θῶνται ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν τὴν ἐλπίδα αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἐπιλάθωνται τῶν ἔργων τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ἐκζητήσουσιν·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 78:7
- וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּ בֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם וְלֹ֣א יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ מַֽעַלְלֵי אֵ֑ל וּמִצְוֺתָ֥יו יִנְצֹֽרוּ
Haydock's commentary
That, &c. This was the end of all the laws and monuments of religion, (Calmet) to increase our confidence, (Worthington) gratitude, and observance of our duty. (Haydock)
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
7. “How great things,” he saith, “He hath commanded our fathers, to make the same known to their sons?” ( ver. 5 ). “That another generation may know, sons who shall be born and shall rise up, and they may tell to their sons” ( ver. 6 ). “That they may put their hope in God, and may not forget the works of God, and may seek out His commandments” ( ver. 7 ). “That they may not become, like their fathers, a crooked and embittering generation: a generation that hath not guided their heart, and the spirit thereof hath not been trusted with God” ( ver. 8 ). …