Offertory of Monday of the First Week of Lent
The text of the Offertory
Psalm 118:18, 26, 73
I will lift up my eyes, that I may consider Your wonders, O Lord; teach me Your statutes; give me discernment that I may learn Your commands.
Haydock
Verse 18. Law. In rewarding, punishing, &c. This thou wilt enable me to perceive, (W.) as thy law is too much above my comprehension. C.
Verse 26. Ways. Or sins, (Theod.) or miserable condition, v. 25. C.
Verse 73. Hands. Power (Bert.) and love. Theodoret --- We may confidently pray to our Creator for light, (W.) and that he may perfect his work. M.