1 Unto the end. For the octave. A Psalm of David. 2 Save me, O Lord, because holiness has passed away, because truths have been diminished, before the sons of men. 3 They have been speaking emptiness, each one to his neighbor; they have been speaking with deceitful lips and a duplicitous heart. 4 May the Lord scatter all deceitful lips, along with the tongue that speaks malice. 5 They have said: “We will magnify our tongue; our lips belong to us. What is Lord to us?” 6 Because of the misery of the destitute and the groaning of the poor, now I will arise, says the Lord. I will place him in safety. I will act faithfully toward him. 7 The eloquence of the Lord is pure eloquence, silver tested by fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times. 8 You, O Lord, will preserve us, and you will guard us from this generation into eternity. 9 The impious wander aimlessly. According to your loftiness, you have multiplied the sons of men.
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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 Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 5:1; Matthew 24:12; Isaiah 59:13–15; Isaiah 1:21–22
- 2 Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 5:1; Matthew 24:12; Isaiah 59:13–15; Isaiah 1:21–22
- 3 Romans 16:18; Jeremiah 9:8; Psalm 41:6; Psalm 144:8; Psalm 10:7
- 4 Proverbs 18:21; Revelation 13:5; Daniel 7:8; Psalm 17:10; Daniel 4:30–31
- 5 James 3:5–6; Job 21:14–15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Exodus 5:2; Jeremiah 18:18
- 6 Psalm 34:6; Proverbs 14:31; James 5:4; Psalm 146:7–8; Isaiah 33:10
- 7 Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 18:30; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 19:8; Psalm 66:10
- 8 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 121:8; Psalm 37:40; 1 Peter 1:5; Psalm 145:20
- 9 Mark 14:63–65; Proverbs 29:12; Psalm 55:10–11; Hosea 5:11; Isaiah 32:4–6
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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: 12.
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).
This title does not require a fresh consideration: for the meaning of, "to the end," has already been sufficiently handled.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him." Chapter XVI — Christ as an example of humility For Christ is of those who are humble-minded, and not of those who exalt themselves over His flock.
"Death hath no more dominion over Him; and we ourselves after the resurrection shall be "ever with the Lord," to whom we now say, as the sacred Psalmist dictates, "Thou shall keep us, O Lord, Thou shall preserve us from this generation." And that too which follows, is, I think, appropriate enough: "The wicked walk in a circle," not because …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
First, then, in the 11th Psalm He says, For the misery of the poor, and the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… quotes the saying, "A consummating and shortening word will the Lord make upon the earth?" But that money is put for the word the psalm is a witness, where it is sung, "The words of the Lord are pure words, money tried with the fire." What then does he say who comes to worship the priest of God, even the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)