Psalms — Chapter 21
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
For the morning enterprise. In respect of the end for which Christ suffered, this Psalme is intitled: for the morning enterprise, that is, for Christs glorious Resurrection and other effects of his Passion. Which holy Dauid by the spirit of Prophecie so describeth here long before with diuers particular circumstances, as the Euangelists haue since historically recorded, that it may not vafily be called, The Passion of Iesus Christ according to Dauid.
Verse 3
Thou wilt not heare. Our Sauiour seeing his most terrible death imminent, prayed conditionally if it pleased his heauenly Father to haue the same remoued from him, and was not heard, as the Psalmist here prophecieth. The principal reason was because God of his diuine charitie had decreed that mankind should be redeemed by this death of his Sonne. Christ also himself of his excellent charitie consented hereunto. His absolute prayers were always heard. Another cause why Christ was not deliuered from violent death, as many holy persons were, was for example to Christians, whom God will haue to suffer temporal afflictions and death for the glorie of life euerlasting.
Verse 18
The Iewes haue corrupted this place in the Hebrew text of some editions, reading caari which signifieth as a lion, without all coherence of the sense, for caaru they digged or pierced: to auoid so plaine a prophecie of nayling Christs hands and feete to the Crosse.
Verse 23
I will declare thy name to my brethren. Here it is euident that this Psalme is of Christ, not of Dauid, by S. Pauls allegation (Heb. 2. v. 11-12.) saying: He that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: I will declare thy name to my brethren.