Augustine of Hippo
Patristic
A.D. 354–430
“"For His Name only is exalted" [Psalm 148:13]. Let no man seek to exalt his own name. Will you be exalted? Subject yourself to Him who cannot be humbled.”
The interpretation timeline
Ps 148:13
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Patristic · 1 Catholic · 1 Reformed
Ps 148:13 · Douay-Rheims
“For his name alone is exalted.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
430
A.D.
1,419 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Alone. God, and not any idol, has disposed all things. (Worthington)”
1871
A.D.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“Let them--all mentioned. excellent--or, exalted (Isa 12:4). his glory--majesty (Psa 45:3). above the earth and heaven--Their united splendors fail to match His.”
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.