for thy citie and thy people are called by thy name] In Hebrew, for thy name is called upon thy citie and upon thy people. That is, they are and professe themselves to be thine, and do bear the badges and marks of it. The Jews at this day repeat on their expiation feast, this prayer often, in Cether Malcuth, a book of their common prayers; but stop their ears against the Angels words from God, touching Christ the true worker of this expiation 490 years exactly from the time of this prayer, as appears vers. 24. where our tottering the meaning of it, hath furthered the Jews destruction, and more hardened their hearts.