Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Hands. These strong oriental expressions hardly suit our language. (Calmet)
They contain a metaphor, and denote the inhabitants of the world, (Haydock) or those rivers, which spring from Jesus Christ, and mountains, which are raised to heaven by his grace, to praise the Redeemer. (St. Augustine)
Then the just are exhorted to lift up their heads. (Menochius)