Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. David. Septuagint add, “it has no title in Heb.” and hence the Jews refer it to the preceding author, with Saint Jerome and so forth But this rule is very uncertain. Calmet. Bert.—Some suppose that Moses composed it when he led the Israelites out of Egypt, or in the wilderness; while others think that it is the work of David under some imminent danger. The Fathers apply it to Jesus Christ. Yet it may be considered simply as a moral instruction, ( Calmet.) superior in elegance to any Greek or Latin poem. Muis—Aid. Hebrew “secret place.” Of heaven. Is not in Hebrew shaddai, which means, ( Bible.) “the almighty self-sufficient, or destroying God.” Calmet.—We must keep close to God by mental prayer, if we would enjoy the divine protection. Saint Gregory Mor. vii. 7. Bert.
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”