OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 118:11

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They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off.

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Verse 11. Heart. To guard against the temptations of vanity. Calmet.—Christians formerly concealed the mysteries of religion with the utmost care. S. Hil. and Saint Ambrose—Moses had given the letter of the law only, insinuating, that it must be kept with all the heart, as David here more fully explains. Bert.

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