“Who redeems your life from destruction. "You were bought," he says, "with a price: do not become the servants of men." What is a greater price than for the Creator to pour out his own blood for the creature?”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 29, on Psalm 102
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4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
— Psalms 103:4 —
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.