OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 48:1

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Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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Verse 1. Psalm. Saint Ambrose adds, “of David.” It is written in an enigmatical style, like the book of Ecclesiastes, and is very obscure. But the drift is, to impress the captives with a contempt of worldly grandeur, which will end in death. The redemption of mankind and the resurrection of Christ are foretold, verse 8. 16. and so forth Calmet.

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