1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Psalms 107:1 | A canticle of a psalm for David himself. Matthew 22:44. --- ** 1 Corinthians 15:25.; Hebrews 1:13.; Hebrews 10:13. | Himself. By repeating here what occurs in Psalm lvi., and lix. David teaches us to excite our fervour by such sentiments as have formerly made an impression upon us. (Berthier) --- He spoke before of his own victories: now he considers those of Christ, and of his Church, (Genebrard) as well as the state of the captives. (Theodoret) (Calmet) |
| Psalms 107:2 | My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise, with my glory. | My heart, etc. Is not repeated in Hebrew. But it is, [in] Psalm 56:8. |
| Psalms 107:3 | Arise, my glory; arise, psaltery and harp: I will arise in the morning early. | Arise, my glory. Is found also in this psalm, though not here in Hebrew, etc. St. Jerome (ad Sun.) thinks some copyist has inserted it. (Calmet) --- But it seems to be here in its proper place. (Berthier) |
| Psalms 107:4 | I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the nations. | Nations. David made various conquests, which prefigured those of Christ, to whom the rest of the psalm belongs. (St. Augustine) (Worthington) |
| Psalms 107:5 | For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds. | |
| Psalms 107:6 | Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory over all the earth: | |
| Psalms 107:7 | that thy beloved may be delivered. Save with thy right hand and hear me. | That. See Psalm 59:7. (Worthington) |
| Psalms 107:8 | God hath spoken in his holiness: I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem: and I will mete out the vale of tabernacles. | Holiness. Or holy one, sancto: (Haydock) meaning Jeremias 25:11., who foretold the end of the captivity, (Calmet) or David himself, and the Messias, his son, in whom he will rejoice. (Haydock) |
| Psalms 107:9 | Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine: and Ephraim the protection of my head. Juda is my king: | |
| Psalms 107:10 | Moab the pot of my hope. Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: the aliens are become my friends. | |
| Psalms 107:11 | Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? | |
| Psalms 107:12 | Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies? | |
| Psalms 107:13 | O grant us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. | |
| Psalms 107:14 | Through God we shall do mightily: and he will bring our enemies to nothing. |