Psalm 75:1

While Jeremiah was left at Jerusalem to witness the course of moral corruption there, and to warn of coming judgment, and while Ezekiel was among the remnant in the place of discipline or of righteousness on the river Chebar, Daniel is set among the Gentiles, even at Babylon, to learn the history an... Read More

1. The Jews are wont to glory in this Psalm which we have sung, saying, Known in Judæa is God, in Israel great is the name of Him: and to revile the Gentiles to whom God is not known, and to say that to themselves alone God is known; seeing that the Prophet says, Known in Judæa is God. In other plac... Read More

Psalm 73(72) Quam bonus Israel! 1 How good God is to Israel, to those who are pure of heart. 2 Yet my feet came close to stumbling, my steps had almost slipped 3 for I was filled with envy of the proud when I saw how the wicked prosper. 4 For them there are no pains; their bodies are sound and sleek... Read More

On weekdays the Morning Office shall be celebrated as follows. Let Psalm 66 be said without an antiphon and somewhat slowly, as on Sunday, in order that all may be in time for Psalm 50, which is to be said with an antiphon. After that let two other Psalms be said according to custom, namely: on Mond... Read More

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Address (1941) (epikaleomai = middle voice of epikaleo from epí = upon + kaléo = call) literally means to call upon and was often used in secular Greek to refer to calling upon deity for any purpose, especially for aid. It also means to invoke (to petition for help or support, make earnest request) ... Read More

Address (1941) (epikaleomai = middle voice of epikaleo from epí = upon + kaléo = call) literally means to call upon and was often used in secular Greek to refer to calling upon deity for any purpose, especially for aid. It also means to invoke (to petition for help or support, make earnest request) ... Read More

Confess, Praise, Give praise (1843) (exomologeo from ek - wholly out from or ex = out or intensify meaning [ implies full, frank, open confession, openly or publicly] of homologeo - say the same thing about from homos = same + lego = speak) means to speak the same thing that another speaks, to fully... Read More

Giving thanks (2168) (eucharisteo from eucháristos = thankful, grateful, well-pleasing - Indicates the obligation of being thankful to someone for a favor done <> in turn from eú = well + charízomai = to grant, give.; English - Eucharist) means to show that one is under obligation by being thankful.... Read More

Judge (decide, determine, go to law [sue], try, condemn) (2919) (krino and its cognates [see below] is a root of English words like critic, critical [kritikos] = a decisive point at which judgment is made) primarily signifies to distinguish, to decide between (in the sense of considering two or more... Read More