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How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Verse 7. Peace. He come like a conqueror to save his people. It may also be applied to the prophets and apostles, ( Calmet.) as Saint Paul explains it. Romans 10:15. Menochius.
Your watchmen lift up their voice. Together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the LORD returns to Zion.
Verse 8. Watchmen, prophets. The angels sung at the birth of Christ. Lu. 2:14.
Break out into joy! Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Verse 10. Arm. The Saviour. Lu. 1:51.
Depart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry the LORD’s vessels.
Verse 11. Lord, the Levites departing from Babylon. 1 Ezra 1:7. Numbers 3:6 and 4:5. and so forth Calmet.—Saint Paul proves hence that communication with infidels in spiritual things is always unlawful. 2 Corinthians 6:17. Worthington.
For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight; for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.