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Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Tu as multiplié, Eternel, mon Dieu! Tes merveilles et tes desseins en notre faveur; Nul n'est comparable à toi; Je voudrais les publier et les proclamer, Mais leur nombre est trop grand pour que je les raconte.

KJV

Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered.

Patristic reading

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  • Didymus the Blinde

    Fragmenta in Psalmos

    βαλλει την αρρωστιαν. και τα λοιπα δε παντα παρεξει ο κυριος τωι συνιεντι επι πτωχον και πενητα. 417 Ps 40,5b ̓Εκ τουτων μανθανομεν ο τι νοσος και τρωσις ψυχης αμαρτια. 418 Ps 40,7–9 Τουτους τους στιχους περι ̓Ιουδα ερμηνευουσιν. ου τος γαρ ε ξω του σωτηρος και της των αποστολων…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    A[2] ]. But Christ's soul had no ailment; for the soul's ailment results from sin, as is plain from Ps. 40:5 : "Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee." Therefore in Christ's soul there were no passions. Objection 3: Further, the soul's passions would seem to be the same as…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    that restores health: and corresponding to this in the spiritual life there is Penance, according to Ps. 40:5 : "Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee." The other is the restoration of former vigor by means of suitable diet and exercise: and corresponding to this in the sp…

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