“You will multiply strength in my soul. You will multiply: that is, that the soul is subject to many anxieties.”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 49, on Psalm 137
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3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
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1I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
— Psalms 138:3 —
4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.