His soul shall dwell at ease; and his descendants shall inherit the earth.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
13. "His soul shall dwell in good, and his seed shall, by inheritance, possess the earth" (ver. 13). And his work shall possess the stable inheritance of a renewed body.
Dwell. Hebrew intimates, "all night "at rest; yet so that he must only enjoy temporal goods like a traveller. (Berthier)
We ought to look up to heaven as to our true country, (Calmet) of which Palestine was only a figure, Psalm lxviii. (Menochius)
The land, is not expressed in Hebrew, "his seed shall receive (good) for an inheritance. "(Haydock)
Five blessings are here promised to those who fear the God: instruction, a supply of necessities, a progeny to imitate his virtues, protection, and heaven. (Worthington)
