1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Psalms 110:1 | Alleluia. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; in the council of the just, and in the congregation. | Alleluia. This psalm consists of praise, and is alphabetical, (Berthier) the sixteen first letters being found at the head of each hemistic, to ver. 8; and in the 9th and 10th, we find the six last Hebrew letters, which is also the case in the following psalm. (Haydock) --- In some Latin copies, we also find the same title in both, as they may relate to the captives. (Calmet) --- The Church thanks God for the institution of the Eucharist, etc. (St. Augustine) (Eusebius) --- Praise. Literally, "confess to." (Haydock) --- Congregation. Where there are few or many together, (Calmet) in private for my own sake, and in public for edification. (Worthington) |
| Psalms 110:2 | Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills | Sought out. Exquisite, or designed for our benefit. He saw that all was good, (Genesis 1:31.) though He could have made them better. (Calmet) |
| Psalms 110:3 | His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth for ever and ever. | Is praise. Or worthy of praise, and magnificent. (Worthington) |
| Psalms 110:4 | He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works, being a merciful and gracious Lord: | Remembrance. He has delivered us from captivity, as he did our ancestors from the Egyptians bondage, Isaias 63:11. (Calmet) |
| Psalms 110:5 | he hath given food to them that fear him. He will be mindful for ever of his covenant: | Food. Manna in the desert, and what is necessary for us who were in distress in Babylon, Psalm 106:5. In the spiritual sense, (Calmet) He has given us Jesus Christ, (St. Augustine) or the holy Eucharist. (Worthington) --- St. Chrysostom understands the word of God, (Calmet) which profits those only who fear the Lord, (Berthier) and serve him with love. (Haydock) --- Covenant. God has not acted contrary to the covenant with Abraham, in proposing the gospel, which was all along foretold, as St. Paul shews. (Berthier) --- He will for ever protect his Church, and shew forth the powerful operation of his death, and of all his mysteries. (Worthington) |
| Psalms 110:6 | he will shew forth to his people the power of his works. | |
| Psalms 110:7 | that he may give them the inheritance of the Gentiles: the works of his hands are truth and judgment. | Gentiles. Under Josue, or rather in the days of the gospel. (Berthier) (1 Peter 1:3.) --- Judgment. He will perform his promises, and chastise the guilty. (Calmet) |
| Psalms 110:8 | All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for ever and ever, made in truth and equity. | Equity. Here we have the conditions of a just law. (Berthier) --- Those who keep God's commandments are justified. (Worthington) |
| Psalms 110:9 | He hath sent redemption to his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and terrible is his name: | Redemption. Under Moses, Cyrus, and Jesus Christ, of whose redemption the former were figures. (Calmet) --- Christ redeemed man, in order that he might be able to observe the law. (Worthington) --- Terrible. Holy to the just, and terrible to sinners. (St. Jerome) --- Most are lost by too much security. (St. Chrysostom, hom. xix.) --- The Hebrews treat the name of God with a respect, which might appear superstitious, (Calmet) as they will not blot it out, or lean upon the book where it is written, etc. (Schikard, Jus. ii.) (Theor. 5:6.) --- The Turks have nearly the same regard for the Koran, which should make Christians ashamed of their irreverence and want of faith. |
| Psalms 110:10 | *the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continueth for ever and ever. Proverbs 1:7.; Proverbs 9:17.; Ecclesiasticus 1:16. | Fear. Hebrew, "is the chief part of wisdom." (Jansenius) --- This fear intimates the virtue of religion, to which the Israelites gave the preference over prudence, etc. (Josephus, contra App. 2.) --- This distinguished them from other nations, Deuteronomy 4:8. (Calmet) --- Fear is the beginning, charity the end of wisdom. (Eusebius) --- Beginning with fear, we ascend to true wisdom, which are the first and last of the gifts of the Holy Ghost. (Worthington) --- Do it. Act conformably to this fear. (Haydock) --- Speculative wisdom is good, but not sufficient, Romans 11:13. (St. Chrysostom, etc.) --- Many read ea, "those things," with the Hebrew, while the Septuagint have eam, this wisdom. But Houbigant adheres to the Vulgate. (Berthier) --- His. God's, (St. Chrysostom) though some would refer ejus to intellectus. (Berthier) --- He shall be praised for ever who has been so well informed as to adopt the fear or wisdom of the Lord for his guide. (Haydock) |