Thankes to God for priuate, 6. and publike benefites. 17. His mercie, iustice, and other proprieties are immutable. 20. Angels, and al other creatures are inuited to praise him.
1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.Dello stesso Davidde. Benedici, o anima mia il Signore, e tutte le mie interiora (benedicano) il nome santo di lui.To Dauid himself. MY soule blesse thou our Lord: and al thinges, that are within me, his holie name.Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino, / et omnia quæ intra me sunt nomini sancto ejus. 2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.Benedici, o anima mia il Signore, e non volere scordarti d'alcuno de' suoi benefizj.My soule blesse thou our Lord: and forget not al his retributions.Benedic, anima mea, Domino, / et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus. 3Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.Egli, che perdona tutte le tue iniquità, che tutte sana le tue infermità.Who is propitious to al thine iniquities: who healeth al thine infirmities.Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis; / qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas: 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.Che riscatta la tua vita da morte: e di misericordie ti circonda, e di grazie.Who redemeth thy life from deadly falling: who crowneth thee in mercie and commiserations.qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam; / qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus: 5Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.Che sazia co' beni suoi il tuo desiderio: si rinnovellerà com'aquila la tua giovinezza.Who replenisheth thy desire in good thinges: thy youth shal be rewed as the eagles.qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum; / renovabitur ut aquilæ juventus tua: 6The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.Il Signore fa misericordia, e fa ragione a tutti quei, che soffrono ingiuria:Our Lord doth mercies: and iudgement to al that suffer wrong.faciens misericordias Dominus, / et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus. 7He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.fe' conoscere le sue vie a Mosè; le sue volontadi a' figliuoli d'Israele.He made his waies knowne to Moyses, his willes to the children of Israel.Notas fecit vias suas Moysi; / filiis Israël voluntates suas. 8The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.Il Signore misericordioso, e benigno: paziente, e misericordioso grandemente.Our Lord is pitieful, and merciful: long suffering, and very merciful.Miserator et misericors Dominus: / longanimis, et multum misericors. 9He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.Non sarà irato per sempre, e non minaccierà eternamente.He wil not be angrie alwayes: neither wil he threaten for euer.Non in perpetuum irascetur, / neque in æternum comminabitur.
10He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.Non ha fatto a noi secondo i nostri peccati, nè ci ha data retribuzione secondo le nostre iniquità.He hath not done to vs according to our sinnes: neither according to our iniquities hath he rewarded vs.Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, / neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis. 11For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.Imperocché quanto è alto il cielo dalla terra, tanto egli ha fatta grande la sua misericordia verso di quei, che lo temono.For according to the height of heauen from the earth: hath he strengthned his mercie vpon them that feare him.Quoniam secundum altitudinem cæli a terra, / corroboravit misericordiam suam super timentes se; 12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.Quanto è lontano l'Oriente dall'Occidente, tanto egli ha rimossi da noi i nostri peccati.As far as the East is distant from the West: hath he made our iniquities far from vs. As a father hath compassion of his children, so hath ourquantum distat ortus ab occidente, / longe fecit a nobis iniquitates nostras. 13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:Come un padre ha compassione de' figliuoli, così il Signore ha avuto compassione di quei, che lo temono,Lord compassion on them that feare him:Quomodo miseretur pater filiorum, / misertus est Dominus timentibus se. 14For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:perché egli conosce di che siamo formati. Si è ricordato, che noi siam polvere:because he hath knowen our making. He remembred that we are dust:Quoniam ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum; / recordatus est quoniam pulvis sumus. 15Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.i giorni dell'uomo sono come l'erba: egli sboccerà come il fiore dal campo.man, his daies are as grasse, as the floure of the filde so shal he florish.Homo, sicut fœnum dies ejus; / tamquam flos agri, sic efflorebit: 16For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.Imperocché lo spirito sarà in lui di passaggio, ed ei più non sarà: e non discernerà più il luogo dov'era.Because the spirit shal passe in him, and he shal not stand: and he shal know his place no more.quoniam spiritus pertransibit in illo, et non subsistet, / et non cognoscet amplius locum suum. 17But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children’s children,Ma la misericordia del Signore ab eterno, e fino in eterno sopra color, che lo temono, E la giustizia di lui sopra i figliuoli de' figliuoli di quelli,But the mercie of our Lord from euerlasting, and vnto euerlasting vpon them that feare him. And his iustice is vpon the childrens children, to them that keepe his testament.Misericordia autem Domini ab æterno, / et usque in æternum super timentes eum. / Et justitia illius in filios filiorum, 18To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.che mantengono la sua alleanza; E de' comandamenti di lui si ricordano per adempirli.And are mindful of his commandmentes, to doe them.his qui servant testamentum ejus, / et memores sunt mandatorum ipsius ad faciendum ea.
19The lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.Il Signore ha preparato in cielo il suo trono, e al regno di lui tutti saranno soggetti.Our Lord hath prepared his seate in heauen: and his kindom shal haue dominion ouer al.Dominus in cælo paravit sedem suam, / et regnum ipsius omnibus dominabitur. 20Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.Benedite il Signore voi tutti, Angeli di lui, possenti in virtù, esecutori di sua parola, ubbidienti alla voce de' suoi comandi.Blesse our Lord al ye his Angels: mightie in powre, doing his word, that feare the voice of his wordes.Benedicite Domino, omnes angeli ejus: / potentes virtute, facientes verbum illius, / ad audiendam vocem sermonum ejus. 21Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.Benedite il Signore voi schiere di lui tutte quante: ministri di lui, che fate la sua volontà.Blesse our Lord al ye his hoastes: you his ministers, that doe his wil.Benedicite Domino, omnes virtutes ejus; / ministri ejus, qui facitis voluntatem ejus. 22Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.Voi opere di Dio quante siete in qualunque luogo del suo impero bene dite il Signore: benedici il Signore, o anima mia.Blesse ye our Lord al his workes: in euerie place of his dominion, my soule blesse thou our Lord.Benedicite Domino, omnia opera ejus: / in omni loco dominationis ejus, / benedic, anima mea, Domino.
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Berthier
Himself. All agree that David wrote this psalm as a model of resignation. The occasion is not known. (Berthier)
It may express the sentiments of the captives, (Calmet) or of converts to Christianity, (Eusebius) and is written with inimitable sweetness.
102:3
Calmet
Diseases. He had described captivity as an illness, Psalm ci. (Calmet)
Worthington
God graciously forgives sin, and removes bad habits. He preserves us from falling, and grants us the victory, with all our reasonable requests. (Worthington)
102:5
Calmet
Eagle's. Which get fresh feathers every year, like other birds, Isaias 40:31. (Calmet)
Berthier
The eagle retains its vigour for a long time, (Haydock) though many fabulous accounts have been given of its renovation. (Berthier)
Worthington
The new birth in baptism, (Theodoret) or by faith, (Eusebius) or the resurrection of Christ are thus insinuated, (St. Leo, ser. i.) as well as (Haydock) our resurrection and state of grace. The one is necessarily connected with the other, and both senses are good. (Worthington)
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Mercies. Hebrew, "Justice" in protecting the innocent.
102:9
Calmet
Ever. He executes his threats, but soon pardons us. (Calmet)
Berthier
Hebrew, "he will not plead always, nor watch to surprise us for ever;" (Calmet) or "retain" his anger. (Berthier)
Worthington
He is inclined to pity us, and only inflicts a temporal punishment on the penitent, as Christ has paid their ransom. (Worthington)
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Iniquities. Which deserved eternal reprobation.
102:11
Calmet
Earth. There is no proportion between God's mercy and our crimes. (Calmet)
Berthier
Sins are perfectly washed away, (Worthington) and not barely covered, as the east cannot be the west. (Berthier)
St. Augustine
Sin remitted "sets for ever." (St. Augustine)
102:14
Calmet
He remembereth. Roman Septuagint and psalter, etc., "Remember." Other copies agree with us. (Calmet)
Worthington
God compassionates the frailty of those who fear him. Origen falsely inferred from ver. 9., that the devils and the damned would one day be saved. But this is contrary to Scripture, ver. 17., Matthew xxv., and Apocalypse xx., etc. (Worthington)
102:16
Calmet
In him. Or "over it;" the flower. Or the spirit of God's indignation will overwhelm him. The soul of man departs, and cannot naturally be reunited with the body, though it greatly desire that union. (Calmet)
St. Augustine
The longest life is but like the duration of a flower, (Isaias 40:6.; Haydock) and the splendour of the noblest families is no better in the sight of God. (St. Augustine)
102:17
Haydock
Justice. In protecting the oppressed, (Calmet) and rendering to every one according to his deserts abundantly. (Haydock)
Calmet
God never punishes more than a person's crimes have merited, Exodus 20:5., and 34:6. (Calmet)
102:19
Haydock
All. When Christ shall sit in judgment, (Berthier) and the wicked be suffered no longer to disturb the order of things, and the joy of the elect. (Haydock)
102:20
Calmet
His angels. You who have executed the orders of God for our delivery, help us to return him thanks. (Calmet)
Berthier
Hearkening. Literally, "to hear," (Haydock) or that all may learn to obey God's mandates when they perceive how carefully the angels put them in execution. (Berthier)
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Hosts. Sun, etc., which never deviate from their regular course.
102:22
Berthier
Soul. In vain should we behold all nature praising God, if we neglected that duty. (Berthier)
Worthington
All the works of the Most High praise him, being under his dominion. (Worthington)
102:1
Inspired to Dauid, and written by him.
Shew forth praises, and thankes:
al my cogitations, affections, senses, and powres.
102:3
The first benefite of grace is remission of sinnes:
the second, is curing euil habites, or dispositions.
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The third, to conserue from falling againe:
the fourth, to geue victorie and reward in abundant measure.
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5 Thy youth shal be renevved, as the Eagles.] Aristotel and Plinie write, that an An Eagle fresh in old age as in youth. Eagle decayeth not, nor euer dieth by old age, but the vpper part of her beake st. l growing, at last hindereth her from eating, and so she dieth of famine. Saadias, and other Hebrew Rabbins, reporte that an Eagle euerie tenne yeares washeth herselfe •n the sea as in a bath, & then flying very hiegh burneth her fethers in the elemental fire, & new fethers growing she becometh fresh, as in her first youth, t•l at last about an huadred yeares old, she is not able to rise from the water and so is drowned. S. Augustin more probably affirmeth that in long time her •e•ke growing long, and stopping her mouth, that she can not eate, she breaketh the vpper hooked part therof against a stone, and so receiueth meate, and recouereth strength as in her youth. But whatsoeuer is the natural propert e of this kinglie birde, the Royal Prophet here instructeth vs, by the s•nilitude of her long life, or by the renouation of her streingth, that iust men, Gods seruantes are spiritually renouated in Christ, the principal rocke, on Renouation of a si⸢n⸣ner by grace. whom the Church, & al the faithful are built, either by receiuing new streingth by his grace in their soules, after they are weakened by sinne; as S. Ierom and Eu hymius expound this place: or by restauration of their bodies glorified in the resurrection; as S. Augustin teacheth: or by both, as most Catholique Doctors vnderstand it. For one sense of holie Scripture excludeth not an Diuerse senses of the same Scripture. other. Especially when one is subordinate to the other. As here these two senses do very wel concurre, seing the state of the bodie after the resurrection, dependeth vpon the state of the soule. at the time of death.
The fifth, to grant al lawful petitions temporal and spiritual, which are good for the soule,
the sixth, resurrection of flesh in glorie.
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Our Lord, whose special propertie is to shew mercie,
when the same is neglected, he reuengeth the wrongs, deliuering the oppressed. and punishing the oppressors.
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By geuing them a written law.
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God is naturally pittiful, to releeue the afflicted.
merciful towards sinners.
loath to be angrie, or to punish.
102:9
9 He vvil not be angrie alvvayes.] Origen misunderstood this place, and some other like, holding an erronius opinion, that al, euen the most wicked sinners, Origens heresie that al shal be saued. both men and diuels, shal at last be saued, and not eternally damned: which is a condemned heresie, contrarie to euident places of holie Scriptures. Psal 9 v 6. The impious hath perished: their name thou hast destroyed for euer, & for euer & euer. Mat. 2•. The wicked shal goe into fire euerlasting, into euerlasting punishment. Apoc. 20. The beast and the false prophet (and the same reason is for al the vvicked) shal be tormented day and night, for euer and euer. Neither are the•e vvordes (God vvil not be angrie alvvayes) spoken vniuersally, touching al sinners vvhosoeuer, but are limited, v, 13, &, 17, to those that seare him, and kepe his testament: vvheras al those that dye in mortal sinne, are stil The damned can neuer repent. o••••na•e in malice, and can neuer rightly repent, nor rightly feare God, nor kepe his commandments.
God punisheth not penitents with eternal paine, but with temporal: for though (as in the next verse) our sinnes of their owne nature, deserue eternal punishment, yet Christ paying our ransome, true penitents are only punished temporally.
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See here the perfect washing away, and separation of sinnes.
102:14
In reguard of our frailtie he hath compassion: yet his mercie only auaileth to them that feare him: as in the next wordes before, and v. 17.
102:18
A iust man not only knoweth, and remembreth, but also doth the commandments.
102:22
Al creatures, though naturally senseles, yet praise God, because they are his worke,
and because they are in his dominion.
102:1
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.1
1. …“Bless the Lord, O my soul! and all that is within me, His holy Name” (
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san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on Second Corinthians 3
… What else makes a king? His apparel? But this one too is arrayed in a better and braver robe, which neither doth moth devour nor age impair. A crown too he hath of curious workmanship , that of glory, that of the tender mercies of God. For saith [the Psalmist], “Bless the Lord, O my soul, that crowneth thee with pity and tender mercies.” (
san Girolamo † 420 d.C. The Letters of St. Jerome 22.18
… Watch and be like the sparrow alone upon the housetop. Sing with the spirit, but sing with the understanding also. And let your song be that of the psalmist: “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and forget not all his benefits; who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On Continence 18
… and that, soundness not for a time, but for ever: wherein not only this sickness is to come to an end, but also none to arise after it. Wherefore the just man addresseth his soul and saith, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His returns: Who becometh propitious to all thy iniquities, Who healeth all thy sicknesses.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.2
2. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His rewards” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 4.11
… But do I depart anywhere, saith the word of God? There fix thy habitation. There commit whatsoever thou hast thence, O my soul; at all events now thou art tired out with deceits. Commit to truth whatsoever thou hast from the truth, and nothing shall thou lose; and thy decay shall flourish again, and all thy diseases be healed,
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 10.3
3. What then have I to do with men, that they should hear my confessions, as if they were going to cure all my diseases?
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 10.30
42. Is not Thy hand able, O Almighty God, to heal all the diseases of my soul,
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 10.36
… And Thou knowest to what extent Thou hast already changed me, Thou who first healest me of the lust of vindicating myself, that so Thou mightest forgive all my remaining “iniquities,” and heal all my “diseases,” and redeem my life from corruption, and crown me with “loving-kindness and tender mercies,” and satisfy my desire with “good things;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 10.43
… for us was He unto Thee both Victor and Victim, and the Victor as being the Victim; for us was He unto Thee both Priest and Sacrifice, and Priest as being the Sacrifice; of slaves making us Thy sons, by being born of Thee, and serving us. Rightly, then, is my hope strongly fixed on Him, that Thou wilt heal all my diseases
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 11.9
… because Thou shalt also redeem my life from corruption, and crown me with Thy loving-kindness and mercy, and shalt satisfy my desire with good things, because my youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On the Holy Trinity 14.17
… but the second cure is to heal the infirmity itself, and this takes place gradually by making progress in the renewal of that image: which two things are plainly shown in the Psalm, where we read, “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities,” which takes place in baptism; and then follows, “and healeth all thine infirmities;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On the Holy Trinity 15.27
… O thou, my soul, where dost thou feel thyself to be? where dost thou lie? where dost thou stand? until all thy infirmities be healed by Him who has forgiven all thy iniquities.
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On Continence 25
… And of Christ it is written: “Who was made unto us by God, Wisdom, and Righteousness, and Sanctification, and Redemption.” In every sin therefore without doubt there is an act of lust against Christ. But when He, Who “healeth all our sicknesses,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.4
4. Hear ye all His rewards. “Who forgiveth all thy sin: who healeth all thine infirmities” (
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sant'Ilario di Poitiers † 367 d.C. De Trinitate or On the Trinity 5.11
… where the name points to a difference in kind, it is thought that true equality must be absent. The last book has already exposed the hollowness of this objection; the title of Angel informs us of His office, not of His nature. I have prophetic evidence for this explanation; Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flaming fire
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on Second Corinthians 20
… but he is wrapped in the robe of loving-kindness, a holier than the sacred vestment; and is anointed with oil, not composed of material elements, but produced by the Spirit, and he beareth a crown of mercies, for it is said, “Who crowneth thee with pity and mercies;” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.5
5. “Who redeemeth thy life from corruption” (
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sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. Concerning Virgins 3.2
8. And I think that one should sparingly eat all kinds of food which cause heat to the limbs, for flesh drags down even eagles as they fly. But within you let that bird of which we read, “Thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s,”
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on First Corinthians 24
… But He calls us eagles, implying that he who draws nigh to this Body must be on high and have nothing common with the earth, nor wind himself downwards and creep along; but must ever be soaring heavenwards, and look on the Sun of Righteousness, and have the eye of his mind quick-sighted. For eagles, not daws, have a right to this table.
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Letters of St. Augustin 188.9
… “For her soul shall be praised in the Lord,” “who satisfieth her desire with good things,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On the Holy Trinity 14.14
… In that nature, then, when it happily has cleaved to it, it will live unchangeably, and will see as unchangeable all that it does see. Then, as divine Scripture promises, “His desire will be satisfied with good things,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 65.1
… but they love one another as those who are God’s, and all of them sons of the Highest, and brethren, therefore, of His only Son, with that mutual love wherewith He loved them, when about to lead them on to the goal where all sufficiency should be theirs, and where their every desire should be satisfied with good things.
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 102.3
… “At that day ye shall ask in my name.” For in that future world, when we have reached the kingdom where we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is, what shall we then have to ask, when our desire shall be satisfied with good things?
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 67.10
… And that for which now we toil, for which now we groan, for which now we sigh, of which now we speak, which in part, however small soever, we perceive, and to receive are not able, we shall receive, we shall thoroughly enjoy in the resurrection of the just. Our youth shall be renewed as an eagle’s,
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 71.10
… And perchance the same was the old age of Him; because on account of its oldness it is not improperly called old age, and the Apostle saith, “Our old man hath been crucified together with Him.” If there was there our old man, old age was there; because old, old age. Nevertheless, because a true saying is, “Renewed as an eagle’s shall be Thy youth;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.7
7. After the battle, then, I shall be crowned; after the crown, what shall I do? “He who satisfieth thy longing with good things” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.9
9. “The Lord executeth mercy and judgment for all them that are oppressed with wrong” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.12
12. “He made His ways known unto Moses” (
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san Gregorio di Nissa † 395 d.C. Against Eunomius 1-2.34
… all the other moral excellences which are to be observed in them as over and above their nature may without error be set down as shared in by all created beings. For instance, Our Lord is called merciful and pitiful by the prophet
san Gregorio di Nissa † 395 d.C. Answer to Eunomius' Second Book 1
… And that this is so, we are clearly taught by Holy Scripture, by the mouth of great David, when, as by certain peculiar and appropriate names, derived from his contemplation of the works of God, he thus speaks of the Divine nature: “The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and of great goodness
san Girolamo † 420 d.C. Against the Pelagians 2
ciii. 8, 10 . The Lord is full of compassion.
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichæans 48
O great is Thy patience, Lord, full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and true;
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On Baptism, Against the Donatists 2.10
… that for their former deeds the sacrifice of loving-kindness may be offered to a long-suffering God, whose unity they have broken by their wicked sin, on whose sacraments they have inflicted such a lasting wrong. For "the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy and truth."
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.13
13. “The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: long-suffering, and of great mercy” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.14
14. “He will not alway be chiding: neither keepeth He His anger for ever” (
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Eusebio di Cesarea † 339 d.C. The Church History of Eusebius 10.4.71
… to confess and praise the author of such great benefits to us, ‘Who forgiveth all our iniquities, who healeth all our diseases, who redeemeth our life from destruction, who crowneth us with mercy and compassion, who satisfieth our desires with good things.’ ‘For he hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities;’
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Letters of St. Augustin 95.1
… Whether in these things we are receiving chastening or judgment I know not; but this I know, that He is not dealing with us according to our sins, nor requiting us according to our iniquities,
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.15
15. “He hath not dealt with us according to our sins” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.15
… 10 ). Thanks unto God, because He hath vouchsafed this. We have not received what we were deserving of: “He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses.” “For as the height of heaven above the earth, so hath the Lord confirmed His mercy toward them that fear Him” (
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Eusebio di Cesarea † 339 d.C. The Church History of Eusebius 10.4.71
… Like as a father pitieth his own children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.’
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans 28
… civ. 2, 3 .) And even here he does not pause, but will likewise discourse with thee on the breadth and height, and show thee that these are of equal measure. For, “As far as the east,” he says, “is from the west, so far hath He set our iniquities from us. Like as the heaven’s height above the earth, so is the Lord’s mercy upon them that fear Him.” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.16
16. “Look, how wide the east is from the west; so far hath He set our sins from us” (
102:13
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans 28
… viii. 5, 6 .) Have we men any community with the Angels? This he also tells us, saying as follows, “Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels.” Of the love of God, “Like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the Lord merciful to them that fear Him.” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.17
17. “Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so hath the Lord had mercy on them that fear Him” (
102:14
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans 28
… xxxiii. 9 .) And that there is an end of death, this he also teaches when he says, “God shall deliver my soul from the hand of hell when He shall receive me.” ( ib. xlix. 15 .) Whence was our body made? he also tells us; “He remembereth that we are dust” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 10.31
… I heard also another voice, “For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content, I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound . . . I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Lo! a soldier of the celestial camp—not dust as we are. But remember, O Lord, “that we are dust,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament 7.13
… They would have perished with hunger, if the daily inward bread were to leave their heart. After this let us chiefly hunger. For, “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.” But He can in mercy look upon our infirmity, and see us, as it is said, “Remember that we are dust.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament 80.4
4. We have begun to be some great thing; let no man despise himself: we were once nothing; but we are something. We have said unto the Lord, “Remember that we are dust;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 102.15
… But wait, Lord; bear with us, Lord; be long-suffering, O Lord: let not the wind rush in, and sweep away this dust from the face of the earth. Let thy servants come, let them come, let them acknowledge in the stones thy voice, let them pity the dust of Sion, let them be formed in thy image: let the dust say, lest it perish, “Remember that we are but dust.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.18
… Because He hath pitied. “Remember that we are but dust.” Addressing God Himself, he saith, “Remember,” as if God could forget: He perceiveth, He knoweth in such a manner that He cannot forget. But what meaneth, “Remember”? Let thy mercy continue towards us. Thou knowest our forming; forget not our forming, lest we forget thy grace.
102:15
sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus 2.29
… let us now return to our immediate subject. We have set forth that even holy men have without any consideration for their merits, suffered many and heavy things in this world, together with toil and misery. So David, entering into himself, says: “Remember; Lord, that we are dust; as for man, his days are but as grass;”
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans 28
… xxxiii. 16 ): and thou wilt find thyself able to be reasonable. If thou be rich, and in reputation, again thou wilt hear him singing, “Woe to them that trust in their own might, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,” ( ib. xlix. 6 .) And, “As for man, his days are as grass” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.19
… He sent unto us His Word, and His Word, which abideth for evermore, He hath made a brother unto the grass which abideth not. Wonder not that thou shalt be a sharer of His Eternity; He became Himself first a sharer of thy grass. Will He who assumed from thee what was lowly, deny unto thee what is exalted in respect of thee?
102:16
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.20
20. “The wind shall go over on it, it shall not be; and the place thereof shall know it no more” (
102:17
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.21
21. In thy reflections therefore on thyself, think of thy low estate, think of thy dust: be not lifted up: if thou art anything better, thou wilt be so by His Grace, thou wilt be so by His mercy. For hear what followeth: “but the mercy of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear Him” (
102:18
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 81.4
… But when His words abide only in the memory, and have no place in the life, the branch is not to be accounted as in the vine, because it draws not its life from the root. It is to this distinction that the word of Scripture has respect, “and to those that remember His commandments to do them.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.22
22. “And His righteousness upon children’s children” (
102:19
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.23
23. “The Lord hath prepared His throne in heaven” (
102:20
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.24
24. “Bless ye the Lord, ye Angels of His, ye that are mighty in strength: ye that fulfil His word” (
102:21
san Gregorio di Nissa † 395 d.C. Against Eunomius 1-2.23
… They are named under the title of “powers” both by the mighty Paul, and by the prophet David. The latter says, “Bless ye the Lord all ye His powers, ye ministers of His that do His pleasure
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.25
25. “Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts: ye servants of His that do His pleasure” (
102:22
Tertulliano † 220 d.C. On Prayer 3
… Plainly, it is universally becoming for God to be blessed
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 103.26
26. “Bless ye the Lord, all ye works of His, in all places of His dominion” (
Teodoreto di Cirro † 458 d.C. The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret 4.22
… Now that they were driven away from under the cliff they fed their flocks by the banks of the neighbouring river. They could not brook, like the captives at Babylon, to hang their harps upon the willows, but they continued to hymn their maker and benefactor in all places of his dominion.
102:12
… Questi termini sono usati dalla S. Scrittura già nel Vecchio Testamento (p. es., Ps. 50, 3-4; 102, 12; Is. 44, 22; Ez. 36, 25) ma più ancora nel Nuovo Testamento, dove lo stato di peccato è concepito come un inquinamento, come una malattia dell'anima, simboleggiata da tutte le infermità …
102:20
Dalla Bibbia risulta che gli a. sono innumerevoli (Gen. 32, 2-3), costituiscono le « armate » di Jahweh (cf. la locuzione Jahweh sebhā'ath), sono potenti, messaggeri ed esecutori degli ordini divini (Ps. 102, 20 sg.), sono intelligenti (II Sam. 14, 20), santi (Ps. 88, 6-8): per questo sono detti « figli di Dio » (Job 1, 6) ed anche « dèi » in senso largo (Gen. 33, 10), ma infinitamente distanti …
… del regno - « come in cielo così in terra »; che la giusta e santa volontà del Padre sia adempita sulla terra dagli uomini con la stessa prontezza e perfezione con cui è eseguita nel cielo dagli spiriti angelici, i fedeli esecutori dei divini voleri (Ps. 102, 20). Nella triplice progressiva invocazione è il riconoscimento della triplice prerogativa di Dio nei confronti della creatura: Padre amantissimo e benefico, Re glorioso e universale, …
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