1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. 2 May the Lord hear you in the day of tribulation. May the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 3 May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion. 4 May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat. 5 May he grant to you according to your heart, and confirm all your counsels. 6 We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God, we will be magnified. 7 May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ. He will hear him from his holy heaven. The salvation of his right hand is in his power. 8 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God. 9 They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright. 10 O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.
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Psalm 19 (20) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering, with the psalm titles counted as verse 1 (as in the Vulgate).
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Cross references (10)
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 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 138:7; Psalm 91:14–15; Psalm 46:11; Isaiah 50:10
- 2 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 138:7; Psalm 91:14–15; Psalm 46:11; Isaiah 50:10
- 3 1 Kings 8:44–45; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 12:6; 1 Kings 6:16; 2 Chronicles 20:8–9
- 4 2 Chronicles 7:1; Psalm 51:19; Acts 10:4; 1 Chronicles 21:26; Ephesians 5:2
- 5 Psalm 145:19; Psalm 37:4; Matthew 21:22; Psalm 21:2; John 16:23
- 6 Exodus 17:15; 1 Samuel 1:17; Psalm 60:4; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 61:10
- 7 Psalm 28:8; Acts 5:31; Psalm 18:50; Psalm 89:20–23; Acts 4:10
- 8 Isaiah 31:1; Jeremiah 17:5; Proverbs 21:31; Psalm 33:16–17; 2 Chronicles 32:8
- 9 Psalm 125:1; Micah 7:8; Psalm 34:21–22; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Judges 5:31
- 10 Psalm 5:2; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 118:25–26; Matthew 21:15; Psalm 74:12
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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: 20.
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).
It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. "The heavens tell out the glory of God" (ver. 1).
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