Psalms 89:13
Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated in favour of thy servants.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Convertere, Domine ; usquequo ? et deprecabilis esto super servos tuos.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐπίστρεψον, Κύριε· ἕως πότε; καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις σου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 90:13
- שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה עַד מָתָ֑י וְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗ם עַל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XC
14. And as when they became so well known, as to despise these things, and by setting their affections on things eternal, gave a testimony through their sufferings (whence they are called witnesses or martyrs in the Greek), they endured for a long while many bitter temporal afflictions. This man of God giveth heed to this, and the prophetic spirit under the name of Moses continues thus, “Return, O Lord, how long? and be softened concerning Thy servants” ( ver. 13 ). These are the words of those, who, enduring many evils in that persecuting age, become known because their hearts are bound in the chain of wisdom so firmly, that not even such hardships can induce them to fly from their Lord to the good things of this world. …