OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 97:8

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Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, LORD.

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Verse 8. Hands. These strong oriental expressions hardly suit our language. Calmet.—They contain a metaphor, and denote the inhabitants of the world, ( Bible.) or those rivers, which spring from Jesus Christ, and mountains, which are raised to heaven by his grace, to praise the Redeemer. Saint Augustine—Then the just are exhorted to lift up their heads. Menochius.

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