Psalms 9:116
The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land.
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- Vulgate (Clementine) shown from Psalms 9:37
- Dominus regnabit in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi ; peribitis, gentes, de terra illius.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Psalms 9:37
- βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· ἀπολεῖσθε, ἔθνη, ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 10:16
- יְהוָ֣ה מֶ֭לֶךְ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד אָבְד֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ
Haydock's commentary
Shall. Or Hebrew, "have perished." In the prophetic style, things to come are spoken of as past, on account of their certainty. (Berthier)
The wicked shall not appear in the kingdom of God, to pollute his earth. (Haydock)
Ye nations which have seized the promised land, expect not to keep possession. If God suffer the sinner for a while, it is because he is eternal, so that he will never let him escape. (Calmet)
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 X
12. “Break the arm of the sinner and of the malicious” ( ver. 15 ); of him, namely, of whom it was said above, “He shall have dominion over all his enemies.” He called his power then, his arm; to which Christ’s power is opposed, of which it is said, “Arise, O Lord God, let Thine hand be exalted. His fault shall be required, and he shall not be found because of it;” that is he shall be judged for his sins, and himself shall perish because of his sin. After this, what wonder if there follow, “The Lord shall reign for ever and world without end; ye heathen shall perish out of His earth”? ( ver. 16 ). He uses heathen for sinners and ungodly.