Psalms 95 · The Lantern

Canticum ipsi David, quando domus ædificabatur post captivitatem. Cantate Domino canticum novum; cantate Domino omnis terra.

Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus; annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.

Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus; in omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.

Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis: terribilis est super omnes deos.

Quoniam omnes dii gentium dæmonia; Dominus autem cælos fecit.

Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus; sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione ejus.

Afferte Domino, patriæ gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem;

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

"For He is the Lord our God" [Psalm 95:7]. But that we may without fear fall down and kneel before Him, what are we? "We are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand." See how elegantly he has transposed the order of the words, and as it were not given its own attribute to each word; that we may understand these very same to be the sheep, who are also the people.

Indeed, no one should continue longer time in his sins out of hope for the mercy of God, since no one wishes to be ill for a longer time in the body because of the hope for future health.

afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus. Tollite hostias, et introite in atria ejus;

adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus. Commoveatur a facie ejus universa terra;

dicite in gentibus, quia Dominus regnavit. Etenim correxit orbem terræ, qui non commovebitur; judicabit populos in æquitate.

"See, O people, the grace of Christ about you. Even while you are harassed on earth, you have possessions in heaven. There, then, let your heart be, where your possession is." This is the rest that is due the just and is denied the unworthy.

Did not the prophet, speaking in behalf of God, say to you, "Forty years I was offended with that generation, and I said, 'These always err in heart.' " How was it, then, that at that time God did not turn away from you?

"Forty years long was I very near unto this generation, and said, It is a people that do always err in their hearts; for they have not known My ways" [Psalm 95:10]. The forty years have the same meaning as the word "always." For that number forty indicates the fullness of ages, as if the ages were perfected in this number.

Lætentur cæli, et exsultet terra; commoveatur mare et plenitudo ejus;

gaudebunt campi, et omnia quæ in eis sunt. Tunc exsultabunt omnia ligna silvarum

a facie Domini, quia venit, quoniam venit judicare terram. Judicabit orbem terræ in æquitate, et populos in veritate sua.

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