Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Rejoice, when thou givest me an assurance of pardon. My bones, or virtue, shall then be restored. Hebrew, "the bones which thou hast broken may exult. "(St. Jerome) (Haydock)
God gives contrition, after which the whole interior is filled with joy. (Berthier)
When the affections are purified, the soul takes delight in God's word, and revives. (Worthington)
The assurance of being pardoned, gives her fresh alacrity in his service. (Menochius)