A Commentary on the Book of Psalms
Overview
St. Robert Bellarmine gives verse-by-verse commentary on the Psalms as they are in the Vulgate and rendered in the Douay-Rheims Bible. Nearly 400 pages of wisdom, each psalm is extensively commented on with Bellarmine’s usual eloquence.
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This volume is also part of the Post-Reformation Catholic Thought and Piety collection.
Key Features
- Offers verse-by-verse commentary on the Psalms
- Provides insight into early seventeenth-century spirituality
- Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church
Product Details
- Title: A Commentary on the Books of Psalms
- Author: St. Robert Bellarmine
- Publisher: James Duffy
- Publication Date: 1866
- Pages: 382
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Commentaries
- Topic: Post-Reformation, Biblical Studies
About the Author
St. Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) studied theology at the University of Padua and the University of Leuven. He was the first Jesuit to teach at the University of Leuven, and the subject of his course was Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica (22 vols.). After seven years, he moved and taught theology at the new Rome College. In 1592, he was made rector of the Roman College, then examiner of bishops in 1598, and then cardinal in 1599. In 1602 he was made archbishop of Capua, and later served as archbishop of Montepulciano until his retirement.
This volume is also part of the Post-Reformation Catholic Thought and Piety collection.
- Offers verse-by-verse commentary on the Psalms
- Provides insight into early seventeenth-century spirituality
- Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church
Top Highlights
“first, when in the day of eternity, I God begot you God. The second, when, on the day of your birth” (Page 16)
“the truly just are alone the friends of God, nay more, his children, and thus heirs of the kingdom” (Page 12)
“‘Thy foot to be moved,’ is a Hebrew phrase for falling into sin, as in Psalm 17” (Page 615)
“is not meat and drink; but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost” (Page 12)
“Thirdly, I begot you today, that is, on the day of your resurrection” (Page 16)
- Title: A Commentary on the Books of Psalms
- Author: St. Robert Bellarmine
- Publisher: James Duffy
- Publication Date: 1866
- Pages: 382
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Commentaries
- Topic: Post-Reformation, Biblical Studies
St. Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) studied theology at the University of Padua and the University of Leuven. He was the first Jesuit to teach at the University of Leuven, and the subject of his course was Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica (22 vols.). After seven years, he moved and taught theology at the new Rome College. In 1592, he was made rector of the Roman College, then examiner of bishops in 1598, and then cardinal in 1599. In 1602 he was made archbishop of Capua, and later served as archbishop of Montepulciano until his retirement.