And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Ver. 37. A widow of about eighty-four years] She was now ripe, and ready, even of her own accord, to fall into God's hand, as ripe fruits do into the hand of the gatherer. And the thoughts of death had long since forbade the banns of a second marriage. Cogita te quotidie moriturum, et de secundis nuptiis nunquam cogitabis. Think of death, and the thoughts of marrying again will die within thee.