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"And Thy mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:" that is, as long as I live in this mortal life, not Thine, but mine. "That I may dwell in the house of the Lord 1 for length of days" (ver. 6). Now Thy mercy shall follow me not here only, but also that I may dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
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[He applies the figures of ver. 5 and here to the Lord's Table, the chrism (i.e., confirmation), and the Church in time and eternity.--C.] ↩