From: Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Psalms of Joy in Zion
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Commentary:
3:14-18a. Now the promise becomes a song of jubilation. The Lord, the Savior,
sees to it that all is joy (v. 14), and there is no room for fear (v. 16). The Christian,
in reading these verses, cannot but be reminded of the scene of the Annunciation:
Mary, too, the humble Virgin (Lk 1:48), is invited to rejoice (Lk 1:28) and not to
fear (Lk 1:20), because the Lord is with her (Lk 1:28). And indeed, with the Incar-
nation of the Word, the Lord did come to dwell among his people,and the salva-
tion that was promised came to pass.
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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.