Tract of Saint John Capistran

Exodus 15:2-3; Psalm 75:4; Judith 16:3

The Lord is my strength and my praise, and He is become salvation to me: He is my God, and I will glorify Him. The Lord is as a man of war, almighty is His name. The Lord Who breaketh battles; the Lord is His name.

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Exodus 15

Verse 2. Praise. The printed Heb. is here irregular, but some MSS. agree with the Vulg. Chal. and Arab. Ken. i. p. 400. — To him my praise is due on all titles. H. — God. Hebrew el, “the strong one.” M.

Verse 3. The Lord. Sept. “breaking wars in pieces,” a man of war, a conqueror. C. — Almighty. Jehova, I am. This is the most awful and incommunicable name. H.

Psalm 75

Verse 4. There. In that favoured country. The army of Sennacherib perished on its road to Pelusium. 4 K. xx. — Powers. Heb. “sparks,” (C.) or “burning arrows.” Mont. Ps. xii. 14. and cxix. 4. H. — All the opponents of the Church, or Sion, must perish. W.

Judith 16

Verse 3. Wars, or destroying armies. H. — God is often represented as a mighty warrior. Isai. i. 24. Jer. ii. 20. Rom. ix. 29. C. — This passage is quoted by S. Ephrem (ser. de 2. Adv.) as a part of Scripture. W. — Lord is. Gr. “For he has drawn me from the hands of my persecutors, into his camp, in the midst of the people.” H.

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