Holy Scripture
Sirach 36:19
A church father on this verse
“Zion is translated as "contemplation." And the holy church is rightly called "contemplation," because it is from there that the hearts of the faithful contemplate the joys of the heavenly kingdom. The Lord fills them with his unspeakable words and instructs them with knowledge of the divine books, in which are proclai…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19Fill Zion with thine unspeakable oracles, And thy people with thy glory.
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17O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, And upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
18O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, The place of thy rest.
— Sirach 36:19 —
20Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, And raise up prophets that have been in thy name.
21Reward them that wait for thee, And let thy prophets be found faithful.