ON THE PSALMS
translated and annotated
by
DAME SCHOLASTICA HEBGIN
and
DAME FELICITAS CORRIGAN
Benedictines of Stanbrook England
Volume II
Psalms 30–37
THE NEWMAN PRESS
New York, N.Y./Mahwah, N.J.
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J. Quasten
Cens. Dep.
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Patricius A. O’Boyle, D.D.
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die 16 Decembris 1959
COPYRIGHT 1961
BY
REV. JOHANNES QUASTEN
AND
REV. WALTER J. BURGHARDT, S.J.
Library of Congress
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ISBN: 0-8091-0105-X
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THE WORKS OF THE FATHERS IN TRANSLATION
edited by
JOHANNES QUASTEN Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. | WALTER J. BURGHARDT, S.J. Woodstock College Woodstock, Md. |
No. 30
ENARRATIONES IN PSALMOS
1. [Verse 1] Unto the end, a Psalm for David himself in ecstasy.1 Unto the end, a Psalm for David himself, for the Mediator strong of hand amid persecution. Now the word “ecstasy” added to the title denotes a mind beside itself as a result either of fright or of some revelation. But the Psalm we are studying shows us principally the fear felt by God’s people, alarmed at world-wide persecution and the general weakening of faith. First, then, it is the Mediator Himself who speaks; afterwards the people, redeemed by His blood, give thanks; finally, in great agitation the first speaker resumes, in a long passage which constitutes the “ecstasy.” The actual person of the prophet is only twice introduced, towards the end and in the final verse.
2. [V. 2] In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be put to confusion when insulted as if I were a man resembling the rest of men. In thy justice rescue me and deliver me.2 In thy justice rescue me from the pit of death and deliver me from those it engulfs.
3. [V. 3] Bow down thy ear to me. Hear me in my abjection: draw near to me. Make haste to deliver me. Delay not my separation from sinners—as that of all who believe in me is delayed—until the end of the world. Be thou unto me a God, a protector. Be thou, O God, my protector. And a house of refuge to save me, as a sure sanctuary to which I may fly to find safety.
4. [V. 4] For thou art my strength and my refuge. For thou art my strength in bearing with my persecutors, and my refuge in which ...
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About St. Augustine: On the Psalms, Volume 2One of the most profound biblical commentaries ever written, Augustine addresses the church as the very focus and center of God and Christ. This volume contains Augustine’s commentary on Psalms 30–37. |
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