“Praise the Lord, for a psalm is good. The one hundred and forty-sixth psalm is headed with the title "Alleluia." Those who do not know the Hebrew language, when they see "alleluia" set at the head of a psalm, are wont to ask what it means. This psalm, then, has "alleluia" not only in its title, but also at the very op…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 56, on Psalm 146
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1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
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— Psalms 147:1 —
2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.