Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8283

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8283. 'And in the greatness of Your excellence You destroy those rising up against You' means that things opposed to the Divine are cast aside by Him as worthless. This is clear from the meaning of 'the greatness of excellence' as the Divine in respect of His power over things that are opposed to Him; from the meaning of 'destroying' as casting aside as worthless; and from the meaning of 'those rising up' as those who are opposed, thus as things that are opposed.


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