1 Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer. 2 For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him. 3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. 4 And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul. 5 Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate. 6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me. 7 Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you. 8 For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping. 9 I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
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Psalm 114 (116) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Cross references (9)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 1 John 4:19; Psalm 66:19–20; 1 John 5:2–3; John 16:24; Psalm 34:3–4
- 2 Psalm 145:18–19; Psalm 40:1; Philippians 4:6; Psalm 55:16–17; Psalm 31:2
- 3 Psalm 18:4–6; Psalm 38:6; Psalm 32:3–4; Psalm 88:6–7; Luke 22:44
- 4 Psalm 118:5; Psalm 22:20; Psalm 143:6–9; Luke 23:42–43; Psalm 142:4–6
- 5 Psalm 145:17; Psalm 103:8; Psalm 119:137; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:8
- 6 Matthew 11:25; Psalm 142:6; Psalm 19:7; Psalm 79:8; Psalm 25:21
- 7 Psalm 13:6; Matthew 11:28–29; Jeremiah 30:10; Psalm 119:17; Jeremiah 6:16
- 8 Psalm 56:13; Revelation 21:4; Revelation 7:17; Psalm 86:13; Isaiah 25:8
- 9 Psalm 27:13; Luke 1:75; Genesis 17:1; 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 8:25
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 116.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The river Jordan, when they were entering across it into the land of promise, when touched by the feet of the priests who bore the Ark, stood still from above with bridled stream, while it flowed down from below, where it ran on into the sea, until the whole people passed over, the priests standing on the dry ground.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
15. "What shall I render unto the Lord," that whilst my memory recalls these things my soul is not appalled at them?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Hearest thou not the Psalm that saith, "Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee?" God calleth it "bountiful dealing," and dost thou make lamentation?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Bear with me, I beseech Thee, and give me grace to retrace in my present remembrance the circlings of my past errors, and to "offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving." For what am I to myself without Thee, but a guide to mine own downfall?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
"Thou hast loosed my bonds, I will offer unto Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving." And how Thou hast loosed them I will declare; and all who worship Thee when they hear these things shall say: "Blessed be the Lord in heaven and earth, great and wonderful is His name." Thy words had stuck fast into my breast, and I was …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)