Super Psalmo 32
Psalm 32
Exsultate, justi, in Domino
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just
32:1 In finem psalmus David. Exsultate, justi, in Domino; rectos decet collaudatio.
32:1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O you just; praise becomes the upright.
32:2 Confitemini Domino in cithara; in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi.
32:2 Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
32:3 Cantate ei canticum novum; bene psallite ei in vociferatione.
32:3 Sing to him a new song; sing well to him with a loud noise.
32:4 Quia rectum est verbum Domini, et omnia opera ejus in fide. 32:5 Diligit misericordiam et judicium; misericordia Domini plena est terra.
32:4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness. 32:5 The Lord loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
32:6 Verbo Domini caeli firmati sunt, et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.
32:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established, and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth;
32:7 Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris; ponens in thesauris abyssos.
32:7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel, laying up the depths in storehouses.
32:8 Timeat Dominum omnis terra; ab eo autem commoveantur omnes inhabitantes orbem.
32:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.
32:9 Quoniam ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit et creata sunt.
32:9 For he spoke and they were made; he commanded and they were created.
32:10 Dominus dissipat consilia gentium; reprobat autem cogitationes populorum, et reprobat consilia principum.
32:10 The Lord brings to naught the counsels of nations, and he rejects the devices of peoples, and casts away the counsels of princes.
32:11 Consilium autem Domini in aeternum manet; cogitationes cordis ejus in generatione et generationem.
32:11 But the counsel of the Lord stands forever; the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
32:12 Beata gens cujus est Dominus Deus ejus; populus quem elegit in haereditatem sibi.
32:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen for his inheritance.
32:13 De caelo respexit Dominus; vidit omnes filios hominum.
32:13 The Lord has looked from heaven; he has beheld all the sons of men.
32:14 De praeparato habitaculo suo respexit super omnes qui habitant terram.
32:14 From his habitation which he has prepared, he has looked upon all that dwell on the earth.
32:15 Qui finxit sigillatim corda eorum; qui intelligit omnia opera eorum.
32:15 He who has made the hearts of every one of them, who understands all their works.
32:16 Non salvatur rex per multam virtutem, et gigas non salvabitur in multitudine virtutis suae. 32:17 Fallax equus ad salutem; in abundantia autem virtutis suae non salvabitur.
32:16 The king is not saved by a great army, nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength. 32:17 Vain is the horse for safety; neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
32:18 Ecce oculi Domini super metuentes eum, et in eis qui sperant super misericordia ejus. 32:19 Ut eruat a morte animas eorum, et alat eos in fame.
32:18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him: and on those who hope in his mercy, 32:19 to deliver their souls from death and feed them in famine.
32:20 Anima nostra sustinet Dominum, quoniam adjutor et protector noster est. 32:21 Quia in eo laetabitur cor nostrum, et in nomine sancto ejus speravimus.
32:20 Our soul waits for the Lord, for he is our helper and protector. 32:21 For in him our heart shall rejoice and in his holy name we have trusted.
32:22 Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te.
32:22 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in you.
306. Titulus non est novus. Est enim, in finem psalmus David.
306. The title is not new. It is unto the end. A psalm for David.
In psalmo praecedenti egit psalmista de sui justificatione; in hoc autem agit de dignitate justorum:
In the preceding psalm, the psalmist treated his justification; now in this one he treats the dignity of the just.
et circa hoc duo facit.
And he makes two points about this.
Quia primo exhortatur justos ad spiritualem laudem.
First, he exhorts the just to spiritual praise.
Secundo exprimit eorum dignitatem, ibi, beata gens.
Second, he expresses their dignity, at blessed is the nation.
Circa primum duo facit.
He makes two points in regard to the first.
Primo enim exhortatur ad spiritualem jucunditatem et laudem.
First, he exhorts them to spiritual joy and praise.
Secundo assignat rationem gaudii et laudis, ibi, quia rectum est.
Second, he gives a reason for gladness and praise, at for right is the word of the Lord.
Circa primum duo facit.
He says two things about the spiritual joy and praise.
Primo enim exhortatur ad jucunditatem et laudem.
First, he exhorts them to joy and praise.
Secundo modum eorum exponit, ibi, confitemini domino et cetera.
Second, he explains the manner of doing this, at give praise to the Lord.
Circa primum duo facit.
He makes two points about exhortation.
Ponit enim primo exhortationem.
First, he gives the exhortation.
Secundo assignat ejus rationem, rectos decet collaudatio. Dixerat enim, dixi, confitebor . . . et tu remisisti . . . et pro hac orabit et cetera.
Second, he assigns its reason: praise becomes the upright. For he said, I said, “I will confess,” . . . and you have forgiven . . . for this he shall pray (Ps 31:5, 6).
Ergo, justi, quia justificati estis, exultate in domino, non in mundo: alias non estis justi: non enim est justus qui non gaudet in justitia.
Therefore, O you just, who have been justified, rejoice in the Lord, not in the world. Otherwise you are not just, for he is not just who does not rejoice in justice.
Deus autem ipse est justus, et ipse est justitia; Ps. 10: justus dominus et cetera. Et ideo, justi exultate in domino: Hab. 3: ego autem in domino gaudebo, et exultabo in Deo Jesu meo.
Now, God himself is the just one and he is justice. The Lord is just (Ps 10:8). And so, rejoice in the Lord, O you just. But I will rejoice in the Lord: and I will joy in God my Jesus (Hab 3:18).