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Psalm 72 (73) Clementine Vulgate

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Notes on this text (2)

Psalm 72 in VUL = Psalm 73 in WEB.

VUL Clementine Vulgate
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Psalmus Asaph. [Quam bonus Israël Deus, his qui recto sunt corde !
73:1 A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 Mei autem pene moti sunt pedes, pene effusi sunt gressus mei:
73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3 quia zelavi super iniquos, pacem peccatorum videns.
73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Quia non est respectus morti eorum, et firmamentum in plaga eorum.
73:4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5 In labore hominum non sunt, et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur.
73:5 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Ideo tenuit eos superbia; operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua.
73:6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Prodiit quasi ex adipe iniquitas eorum; transierunt in affectum cordis.
73:7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 Cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam; iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt.
73:8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 Posuerunt in cælum os suum, et lingua eorum transivit in terra.
73:9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Ideo convertetur populus meus hic, et dies pleni invenientur in eis.
73:10 Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
11 Et dixerunt: Quomodo scit Deus, et si est scientia in excelso?
73:11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Ecce ipsi peccatores, et abundantes in sæculo obtinuerunt divitias.
73:12 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 Et dixi: Ergo sine causa justificavi cor meum, et lavi inter innocentes manus meas,
73:13 Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
14 et fui flagellatus tota die, et castigatio mea in matutinis.
73:14 For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
15 Si dicebam: Narrabo sic; ecce nationem filiorum tuorum reprobavi.
73:15 If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16 Existimabam ut cognoscerem hoc; labor est ante me:
73:16 When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
17 donec intrem in sanctuarium Dei, et intelligam in novissimis eorum.
73:17 until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
18 Verumtamen propter dolos posuisti eis; dejecisti eos dum allevarentur.
73:18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19 Quomodo facti sunt in desolationem? subito defecerunt: perierunt propter iniquitatem suam.
73:19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20 Velut somnium surgentium, Domine, in civitate tua imaginem ipsorum ad nihilum rediges.
73:20 As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21 Quia inflammatum est cor meum, et renes mei commutati sunt;
73:21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22 et ego ad nihilum redactus sum, et nescivi:
73:22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23 ut jumentum factus sum apud te, et ego semper tecum.
73:23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24 Tenuisti manum dexteram meam, et in voluntate tua deduxisti me, et cum gloria suscepisti me.
73:24 You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Quid enim mihi est in cælo? et a te quid volui super terram?
73:25 Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
26 Defecit caro mea et cor meum; Deus cordis mei, et pars mea, Deus in æternum.
73:26 My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Quia ecce qui elongant se a te peribunt; perdidisti omnes qui fornicantur abs te.
73:27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
28 Mihi autem adhærere Deo bonum est; ponere in Domino Deo spem meam: ut annuntiem omnes prædicationes tuas in portis filiæ Sion.]
73:28 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Cross references (28)

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 VUL.

  1. 1 Matthew 5:8; Psalm 51:10; Psalm 84:11; Luke 12:32; James 4:8
  2. 2 Psalm 94:18; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 116:8; Psalm 38:16; Psalm 17:5
  3. 3 Job 21:7; Jeremiah 12:1; Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 23:17; Psalm 37:1
  4. 4 Job 21:23–24; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Luke 16:22; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Psalm 17:14
  5. 5 Psalm 73:12; Job 21:9; Revelation 3:19; Jeremiah 12:1–2; Job 21:6
  6. 6 Psalm 109:18; 1 Peter 5:5; Daniel 4:30; Proverbs 1:9; Judges 8:26
  7. 7 Job 15:27; Jeremiah 5:28; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 73:12; 1 Samuel 25:36
  8. 8 Jude 16; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 10:2; 2 Peter 2:18; Proverbs 30:13–14
  9. 9 Revelation 13:6; James 3:6; Exodus 5:2; Daniel 7:25; 2 Chronicles 32:15
  10. 10 Psalm 75:8
  11. 11 Hosea 7:2; Zephaniah 1:12; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 139:1–6; Psalm 44:21
  12. 12 Psalm 52:7; Hosea 12:7–8; Jeremiah 5:28; James 5:1–3; Psalm 17:14
  13. 13 Psalm 26:6; Job 21:15; Job 34:9; James 4:8; Malachi 3:14
  14. 14 Hebrews 12:5; Psalm 94:12; Amos 3:2; Jeremiah 15:18; Job 7:3–4
  15. 15 Matthew 18:6–7; Romans 14:21; Psalm 24:6; Romans 14:15; Malachi 2:8
  16. 16 Ecclesiastes 8:17; John 16:18–19; Proverbs 30:2–3; Romans 11:33; Psalm 97:2
  17. 17 Psalm 77:13; Luke 12:20; Ecclesiastes 8:12–13; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 63:2
  18. 18 Jeremiah 23:12; Psalm 35:6; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 55:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:9
  19. 19 Isaiah 47:11; Proverbs 28:1; Daniel 5:6; Revelation 18:10; Job 20:5
  20. 20 Job 20:8; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 90:5; Psalm 39:6; Isaiah 29:7–8
  21. 21 Psalm 73:3; Psalm 37:7; Lamentations 3:13; Job 16:13; Psalm 37:1
  22. 22 Ecclesiastes 3:18; Psalm 92:6; Isaiah 1:3; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 32:9
  23. 23 Isaiah 41:13; Psalm 63:8; Matthew 28:20; Psalm 16:8; Hebrews 13:5
  24. 24 Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 58:11; Proverbs 3:5–6; Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 48:14
  25. 25 Philippians 3:8; Psalm 16:2; Psalm 63:3; Psalm 16:5; Isaiah 26:8–9
  26. 26 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Isaiah 40:29–31; Psalm 138:3; Psalm 18:2; 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
  27. 27 James 4:4; Psalm 119:155; Exodus 34:15; Numbers 15:39; Psalm 106:39
  28. 28 James 4:8; Psalm 40:5; Hebrews 10:19–22; Lamentations 3:25–26; Psalm 65:4

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: 73.

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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LXXII)

    indeed this Psalm's title is fore-noted: but things are spoken of therein which could not apply to that Salomon king of Israel after the flesh, according to those things which holy Scripture speaketh concerning him: but they can most pertinently apply to the Lord Christ.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 73:9 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters VIII–XII)

    But whither ascend ye, when ye are on high, and set your mouth against the heavens? Descend that ye may ascend, and ascend to God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 73:28 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book X, Chapters 4–6)

    … and since works of mercy have no other object than the relief of distress or the conferring of happiness, and since there is no happiness apart from that good of which it is said, "It is good for me to be very near to God," it follows that the whole redeemed city, that is to say, the congregation or community …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 73:28 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XII, Chapters 7–9)

    … love of God is shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto them." And that not only of men, but primarily and principally of angels it is true, as it is written, "It is good to draw near to God." And those who have this good in common, have, both with Him to whom they …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)