Psalms 91:3
To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ad annuntiandum mane misericordiam tuam, et veritatem tuam per noctem,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- τοῦ ἀναγγέλλειν τὸ πρωὶ τὸ ἔλεός σου, καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου κατὰ νύκτα,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 92:3
- לְהַגִּ֣יד בַּבֹּ֣קֶר חַסְֽדֶּ֑ךָ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בַּלֵּילֽוֹת
Haydock's commentary
Night. Of adversity, and at all times, (Berthier) as well as in prosperity. (Worthington)
Morning and evening prayer must not be neglected. (Haydock)
These times were particularly pointed out, Psalm liv. 18.
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 XCII
4. “To tell of Thy mercy early in the morning, and of Thy truth in the night season” ( ver. 2 ). What is the meaning of this; that the mercy of God is to be told us in the morning, and in the night the truth of God? The morning is, when it is well with us; the night, the sadness of tribulation. What then did he say in brief? When thou art prosperous, rejoice in God, for it is His mercy. Now, perhaps thou wouldest say, If I rejoice in God, when I am prosperous, because it is His mercy; what am I to do when I am in sorrow, in tribulation? It is His mercy, when I am prosperous; is it then His cruelty, when I am in adversity? If I praise His mercy when it is well with me, am I then to exclaim against His cruelty when it is ill? No. …