LORD, you have been favorable unto your land: you have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Psalm. It resembles the 66th , and seems to have been sung when the first-fruits were brought to the temple. Most people explain it of the captives delivered, (Theodoret; Du Pin) and of Christ's redemption. (Eusebius; St. Augustine) (Calmet)
David foresaw the afflictions and captivity of his people; and was aware of the miseries of mankind, to be removed by the Messias alone. (Berthier)