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Isaiah 57:16

Western Saints

Jerome

I will not contend forever, nor will I be angry to the end: for the spirit will go forth from my presence, and I will make breath. LXX: I will not take vengeance on you forever, nor will I be angry with you always. For the spirit will go forth from me, and I have made every breath. The Lord, who dwells on high and looks upon the lowly, whose name is holy and who finds rest in the holy ones: who sustains the afflicted and gives life to the oppressed (Ps. …

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Thomas Aquinas

Second, he assigns the reason from the purification of sin, promising forgiveness: for I will not contend for ever: he will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever (Ps 102:9).

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