Psalm 45:17 (WEB)
I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Psalm 45:17 (KJV)
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Key words
- בְּכָל־דֹּר וָדֹרbekhol-dor vador · Hebrew
- 'in all generations' — the king's name will be remembered in every generation.
- ἐν πάσῃ γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷen pasē genea kai genea · Greek (LXX)
- 'in every generation' — Mary says 'all generations (pasai hai geneai) shall call me blessed' (Luke 1:48).
Why it matters
The royal psalm ends with the promise that the king's name will be celebrated in all generations. Pitre hears the echo in the Magnificat: when Mary says all generations will call her blessed, she is speaking the language of the royal court (p 78). Together with 'he has put down the mighty from their thrones' (Luke 1:52), it shows the Magnificat is throne language — Mary and her Son take the thrones of the Davidic king and his mother.
Fathers and councils · 7
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And the prophet, too, indicates the same, saying, “instead of fathers, children have been born unto thee.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 17.
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Jerome
“They are virgins of whom it is written in the forty-fifth psalm: “The virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 16, 17.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 6–17
Read the whole comment““They shall be mindful of thy name in every generation and generation; therefore shall the peoples confess unto Thee” (ver. 17).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Therefore shall the people acknowledge thee for evermore, even for ever and ever.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 9–17.
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John Cassian
“…for “born,” after the manner of Holy Scripture in which “made” stands for “born:” as in this passage: “Instead of thy fathers there are made to thee sons:” or this: “Before Abraham was made, I am;” where we certainly see clearly that He meant “Before he was born, I am:” alluding to the fact of his birth under the…” — editor's note: Ps. xliv. (xlv.) 17.
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Aphrahat
“For He said to the congregation:—Instead of thy fathers, shall be thy children.” — editor's note: Ps. xlv. 17.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen Chapter 5.
Cited together in Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen Chapter 5.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius VI.8.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius VI.8.
Cited together in Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen Chapter 5.