Verse 5
Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.
Speret Israel in Domino, ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum.
From this conclusion to the Psalm may be understood the aim of this praise for humility : for the aim of this truly humble man was not to praise himself, but to warn his people how little trust they should place in themselves and how much they should place in God. He therefore says : “Let Israel hope in the Lord,” that is, if I as king and prophet dare not puff myself up on account of my power and wisdom, nor presuming upon myself rather I have placed all my hope in the Lord, it is certainly right that my people, Israel, who are also God’s people, should not believe they are something when they are nothing, nor should they trust in their own powers alone but should place their hope in the Lord, and they will hope in Him not today only, but tomorrow and for all time.
Totus tuus ego sum
Et omnia mea tua sunt;
Tecum semper tutus sum:
Ad Jesum per Mariam.
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