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Psalms
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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD, See also: Psalms 96:1-4Psalms 7:17Psalms 111:1you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house. See also: Psalms 116:19Psalms 92:13Psalms 96:8Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant. See also: Psalms 147:1Psalms 119:68Psalms 106:1For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession. See also: 1 Peter 2:9Deuteronomy 10:15Malachi 3:17For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods. See also: Psalms 95:3Deuteronomy 10:17Psalms 97:9Whatever the LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. See also: Daniel 4:35Psalms 115:3Matthew 28:18He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries. See also: Jeremiah 10:13Jeremiah 51:16Zechariah 10:1He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal. See also: Psalms 78:51Psalms 105:36Exodus 12:12He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants. See also: Psalms 136:15Deuteronomy 6:22Isaiah 51:9-10He struck many nations, and killed mighty kings— See also: Psalms 136:17-22Numbers 21:24Psalms 44:2-3Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan— See also: Joshua 12:7-24Deuteronomy 29:7Nehemiah 9:22and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people. See also: Psalms 78:55Psalms 136:21-22Joshua 11:23Your name, LORD, endures forever; your renown, LORD, throughout all generations. See also: Psalms 102:12Exodus 3:15Psalms 72:17For the LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants. See also: Deuteronomy 32:36Jonah 4:2Psalms 50:4The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. See also: Psalms 115:4-8Isaiah 37:19Acts 17:29They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see. See also: Matthew 13:14-16Isaiah 6:10They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them. See also: Psalms 115:8Jeremiah 10:8Isaiah 44:18-20House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD! See also: Psalms 147:19-20Psalms 145:10Revelation 19:5House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD! Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! See also: Psalms 134:3Psalms 132:13-14Psalms 76:2
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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)8 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
Douay-Rheims numbering: Psalm 134
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Introduction to the chapter
PSALM CXXXIV. (LAUDATE NOMEN.)
An exhortation to praise God: the vanity of idols.
Psalms 134:1
Ver. 1. Alleluia. The psalm turns on God's praises, and might be composed by David, after he had settled the order of the Levites, though it may suit all people. Bert. --- The latter part agrees with Ps. xciii. and Jer. x. which might lead us to conclude that it was composed after the captivity perhaps for the dedication of the second temple. The next psalm is a repetition of this, with the chorus interspersed. C.
↑ 1Psalms 134:2
Ver. 2. Courts. Both clergy and laity praise God for his favours and power. W.
↑ 2Psalms 134:3
Ver. 3. Sweet. Occupation, and very useful. Ps. cxlvi. 1. C.
↑ 3Psalms 134:4
Ver. 4. Possession. Heb. "jewel," "property." Chal. "well-beloved." See Deut. lii.
8. Eccli. xvii.
14. C. --- The first patriarchs corresponded with God's goodness: but their descendants were for the most part ungrateful: so that Christians have now entered into their place, and must praise God. Bert.
↑ 4Psalms 134:5
Ver. 5. Gods. Whatever is so esteemed by men. S. Chrys. --- He then proceeds to shew the vanity of such false gods. C.
↑ 5Psalms 134:7
Ver. 7. Earth. The Mediterranean sea is so called. Lu. xii. 54. --- Rain. Indicating, or causing rain. H. --- The most incompatible things are united. Theod. --- The sinner melts into tears at the sight of God's judgments. S. Aug. --- Stores, which are his will and decrees. Theod. Jer. li. 16.
↑ 7Psalms 134:14
Ver. 14. Entreated. Deut. xxxii. 36. "Have pity," (Bert.) or revenge.
↑ 14Psalms 134:20
Ver. 20. Fear. It was important to distinguish the priests from the people. C.
↑ 20License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses