Tu elegisti me regem populo tuo, et judicem filiorum tuorum et filiarum :
The Book of Wisdom or The Wisdom of Solomon 9:7 Commentary
2 historical voicesHow the Church has read Wisdom 9:7 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.
Voices across the centuries
Church Fathers 2
"You who give salvation to kings, who redeemed David your servant from the sword of the wicked." He calls kings those righteous and true individuals who, as we have said, rule their bodies with the Lord"s help. The Lord gives salvation to these kings, since he has freed them from the vices of the flesh. Of them it is said in Wisdom, "He gives kings their rule." - "Explanation of the Psalms 143.10"
EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 143:10
“You who give salvation to kings, who redeemed David your servant from the sword of the wicked.” He calls kings those righteous and true individuals who, as we have said, rule their bodies with the Lord’s help. The Lord gives salvation to these kings, since he has freed them from the vices of the flesh. Of them it is said in Wisdom, “He gives kings their rule.”