the Lord recompense Cf. Ruth 1:8.

under whose wings … refuge This beautiful idea is repeated in Psalms 36:7; Psalms 57:2; Psalms 91:4; the figure is that of an eagle, Deuteronomy 32:11. May the God of Israel take care of the homeless stranger from a heathen country! The prayer was answered through the agency of him who uttered it a fine touch, as Bertholet points out.

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