The interpretation timeline

Ps 144:6

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

1 Patristic · 2 Jewish

Ps 144:6 · Douay-Rheims
“And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.”
Patristic before A.D. 750
430
A.D.
Augustine of Hippo Patristic
A.D. 354–430
“"And the excellence of Thy fearful works shall they speak of: and Thy greatness, they shall relate it" (ver. 6). For He doth not hold out promises, without holding out threats also: if He held out no promises, there would be no encouragement; if He held out no threats, there would be no correction. They that praise Thee therefore shall "speak" also "of the excellence of Thy terrible deeds;" the excellence of that work of Thy hands which punisheth and administereth discipline, they shall speak of, they shall not be silent: for they shall not proclaim Thine everlasting kingdom, and be silent about Thine everlasting fire. For the praise of God, setting thee in the way, ought to show thee both what thou shouldest love, and what thou shouldest fear; what thou shouldest seek, and what thou shouldest shun; what thou shouldest choose, and what thou shouldest avoid. The time of choice is now, the time of receiving will be hereafter. Let then the excellence of Thy terrible things be told. Unlimited as it is, though "of Thy greatness there is no end," they shall not be silent about it. How shall they recount it, if there is no end of it? They shall recount it when they praise it; and because there is no end of it, so of His praise also there shall be no end.”
Source
675 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Scholastic c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
Rashi Jewish
1040–1105
“And the strength of Your awesome deeds they will tell And I, too, shall recite Your greatness.”
1235
A.D.
Radak Jewish
c. 1160–1235
“And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts: Just as I will declare Your greatness, so too will they speak of the might of Your awe-inspiring acts. The word greatness is written with a yud, indicating plurality, to show that these acts are numerous to those who receive them. It is read as Your greatness in the singular because all are one to Him, the Blessed One. The names mentioned in this psalm—greatness, might, deeds, majesty, honor, goodness, righteousness, kingdom, wonders, and awe-inspiring acts—are ten in total, which pertains to a specific matter. However, each name does not necessarily correspond exactly to its specific mention. Each can also relate to the context of the others, but their parts are distinguished by different names from one another.”
Source
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.