OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 36:12

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12

O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by your name, and upon Israel, whom you likened to a firstborn.

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Verse 12. Other lord. The Syrian and Egyptian monarchs sometimes claimed divine honours. Daniel 7:25 and 11:36. Calmet.

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