Pursuing Veritas

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 65 To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled, you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh must come with its burden of…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 63 O God, you are my God— it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and without water. I look to you in…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 53 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly and practice injustice; there is none that does good. God looks out from the heavens upon the children of Adam, To…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love; in your abundant compassion blot out my transgressions. Thoroughly wash away my guilt; and from my sin cleanse me. For I know my…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 46 Streams of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken; God will help it at break of day.…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 45 My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe. You are the most handsome of men; fair speech…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 42 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When can I enter and see the face of God?…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 39 And now, LORD, for what do I wait? You are my only hope. From all my sins deliver me; let me not be the taunt of fools. I am silent and do not open…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? When evildoers come at me to devour my flesh, These my enemies…

This post is part of an ongoing series offering translations of various early Church father’s commentaries on the Psalms. Psalm 22 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why so far from my call for help, from my cries of anguish? My God, I call by day, but you do not answer; by…