O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness reaches not to you;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
I have. Hebrew, "Thou, my soul, hast said. "But St. Jerome agrees with us.
Goods. Hebrew, "my good is not above thee. "I can desire nothing greater. (Berthier)
Aquila and Vatable seem to have the same idea as the Septuagint. We reap all the profit from our piety. (Calmet)
The redemption was entirely for man's benefit, (Worthington) though it gave the greatest glory to God. (Haydock)
Since God, therefore, wants nothing, I will show my kindness (Bellarmine) to the poor. (Haydock)