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 will of  God. Wherefore the  Lord  blessed  him  and  not  only favoured all  his  undertakings,  but  promised  him  that  one  of  his descendants should  rule  the  whole  world  and  sit  upon  a throne more lasting  than  the  heavens.

He furthermore  endowed  him  with  the  gift  of  prophecy. David expresses in  lofty  and  sublime  language  the  eternal  relationship existing between  the  Father  and  the  Son:  “Thou  art  my  Son,  this day have  I begotten  Thee.”  He  foreshadows  the  boundless dominion which  was  to  be  the  inheritance  of  the  Redeemer,  and  the peaceful character  of  his  reign. “I will  give  Thee  the  Gentiles  for  Thyinheritance,  and  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth  for  Thy  possession. In His  days  shall  justice  spring  up,  and  the  abundance  of peace.”

He sees  in  his  prophetic  visions  the  Ethiopians  falling  down before the  great  Ruler,  the  Prince  of  Peace,  and  beholds  His enemies prostrate  at  His  feet. He sees  the  kings  of  Tharsis  and of the  Islands  offering  Him  presents;  the  kings  of  the  Arabians and of  Saba  bringing  Him  gifts. (Ps. 71.)

He foretells  the  future  crucifixion  with  all  its  sorrowful scenes and  circumstances. “They have  pierced  my  hands  and my feet,  they  have  numbered  all  my  bones.”  The  gall  and  vinegar that were  presented  to  the  Divine  Victim  suffering  and  dying  on the  Cross;  the  lance  that  pierced  His  most  Sacred  Heart;  the nails that  held  Him  fast  to  the  Cross;  all  these  are  mentioned by David  in  his  Psalms. (Ps. 21;  68.)

Death overcome,  the  grave  robbed  of  its  prey,  the  earthquake that  rent  the  rocks  of  Calvary,  and  the  glory  of  the