What, then, does he mean ? That we ought to join ourselves to those that fear the Lord, those who mecHtate in their heart on the command- ment which they have received, those who both utter the judgments of the Lord and observe them, those who know that meditation is a work of gladness, and who ruminate ' upon the word of the Lord. But what means the cloven- footed ? That the righteous man also walks in this world, yet looks forward to the holy state ^ [to come]. Behold how well Moses legislated. But how was it possible for them to understand or comprehend these things? We then, rightly understanding his commandments,^ explain them as the Lord intended. For this purpose He cir- cumcised our ears and our hearts, that we might understand these things.