Psalms 77:71
To feed Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israël hæreditatem suam.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐξόπισθεν τῶν λοχευομένων ἔλαβεν αὐτόν, ποιμαίνειν Ἰακὼβ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 78:71
- מֵאַחַ֥ר עָל֗וֹת הֱ֫בִיא֥וֹ לִ֭רְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹ֣ב עַמּ֑וֹ וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXVIII
36. “And He chose David His servant” ( ver. 71 ). The tribe, I say, of Judah, for the sake of David: but David for the sake of Christ: the tribe then of Judah for the sake of Christ. At whose passing by blind men cried out, “Have pity on us, Son of David:” and forthwith by His pity they received light, because true was the thing which they cried out. This then the Apostle doth not cursorily speak of, but doth heedfully notice, writing to Timothy, “Be thou mindful, that Christ Jesus hath risen from the dead, of the seed of David,” etc. Therefore the Saviour Himself, made according to the flesh of the seed of David, is figured in this passage under the name of David, the Lord opening in parables His mouth. And let it not move us, that when he had said, “and He chose David,” under which name he signified Christ, he hath added, “His servant,” not His Son. …