OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 118:20

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20

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.

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Verse 20. Coveted. Hebrew “burns, (Aquila; Houbig.) or is bruised, (Bert.) and faints through the desire of thy laws,” ( Calmet.) or “judgments.” Saint Jerome—If I have but a short time to live, I ardently seek for instruction, ( Worthington.) and wish to advance daily in virtue. Calmet.—His humility makes him fear, lest his desire should not be sincere. Bert.

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