In consideration of his owne imperfections, the royal prophet, or other faithful person prayeth God, 5. according to his mercie and goodnes, 9. shewed in conuerting Gentiles, 13. and in deliuering the supplicant him self from the state of damnation, 16. that he wil stil direct and defend him against al enimies.
1A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.Orazione di Davidde. Porgi, o Signore, le tue orecchie, ed esaudiscimi; perocché afflitto son io, e in povertà.A praier to Dauid him selfe. Incline thine eare ô Lord, and heare me: because I am needie and poore.Oratio ipsi David. Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et exaudi me, / quoniam inops et pauper sum ego. 2Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.Custodisci l'anima mia, perché io sono a te consagrato; salva il tuo servo, o Dio, il quale in te spera.Keepe my soule, because I am holie: saue thy seruant my God, that hopeth in thee.Custodi animam meam, quoniam sanctus sum; / salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperantem in te. 3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.Abbi pietà di me, o Signore, per ché tutto il giorno ho alzate a te le mie grida:Haue mercie on me ô Lord, because I haue cried to thee al the day:Miserere mei, Domine, / quoniam ad te clamavi tota die; 4Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.consola l'anima del tuo servo, perché a te, o Signore, ho innalzata l'anima mia.make ioyful the soule of thy seruant, because to thee ô Lord haue I lifted vp my soule.lætifica animam servi tui, / quoniam ad te, Domine, animam meam levavi. 5For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.Perocché soave se' tu, o Signore, e benigno, e di molta misericordia per quei, che ti invocano.Because thou ô Lord art swete, and milde: and of much mercie to al that inuocate thee..Quoniam tu, Domine, suavis et mitis, / et multæ misericordiæ omnibus invocantibus te. 6Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.Odi propizio, o Dio, la mia orazione, e presta attenzione alla voce delle mie suppliche.Receiue ô Lord my praier with thine ears: and attend to the voice of my petition.Auribus percipe, Domine, orationem meam, / et intende voci deprecationis meæ. 7I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.A te alzai le mie grida nel giorno di mia tribolazione, perché tu mi esaudisci.In the day of my tribulation I haue called to thee: because thou hast heard me.In die tribulationis meæ clamavi ad te, / quia exaudisti me. 8There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.Niuno è simile a te tra gli dei, o Signore, e niuno, che imitar possa le opere tue.There is not the like to thee amongst goddes ò Lord: and there is not according to thy workes.Non est similis tui in diis, Domine, / et non est secundum opera tua. 9All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.Le nazioni tutte, quante ne sono state fatte da te, verranno, e te adoreranno, o Signore, e daran gloria al nome tuo.Al nations what soeuer thou hast made, shal come, and shal adore before thee ô Lord: and they shal glorifie thy name.Omnes gentes quascumque fecisti venient, / et adorabunt coram te, Domine, / et glorificabunt nomen tuum.
10For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.Perché tu se' grande, e fai opere meravigliose: tu solo se' Dio.Because thou art great and doing meruelous thinges: thou onlie art God.Quoniam magnus es tu, et faciens mirabilia; / tu es Deus solus. 11Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.Conducimi nella tua via, o Signore, e io camminerò nella tua verità: si rallegri il mio cuore in temendo il tuo nome.Conduct me ô Lord in thy way, and I wil walke in thy truth: let my hart reioyce that it may feare thy name.Deduc me, Domine, in via tua, et ingrediar in veritate tua; / lætetur cor meum, ut timeat nomen tuum. 12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:A te io darò laude, o Signore Dio mio, con tutto il mio cuore: e in eterno glorificherò il nome tuo;I wil confesse to thee ô Lord my God with al my hart, and wil glorifie thy name for euer:Confitebor tibi, Domine Deus meus, in toto corde meo, / et glorificabo nomen tuum in æternum: 13For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.Perocché grande ell'è la misericordia tua sopra di me, e l'anima mia hai tratta fuori dall'inferno profondo.Because thy mercie is great vpon me: and thou hast deliuered my soule out of the lower hel.quia misericordia tua magna est super me, / et eruisti animam meam ex inferno inferiori. 14O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.O Dio, gli iniqui han cospirato contro di me, e una turba di potenti ha assalito l'anima mia, ed eglino non si figurano, che tu sii ad essi presente.O God the wicked are risen vp vpon me, and the synagogue of the mightie haue sought my soule: and they haue not set thee in their sight.Deus, iniqui insurrexerunt super me, / et synagoga potentium quæsierunt animam meam: / et non proposuerunt te in conspectu suo. 15And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.Ma tu, Signore Dio buono, e benefico, e paziente, e di molta misericordia, e verace,And thou ô Lord the God of compassion and merciful, patient, and of much mercie, and true.Et tu, Domine Deus, miserator et misericors; / patiens, et multæ misericordiæ, et verax. 16O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.Volgi il tuo sguardo a me, e abbi di me pietà: da il tuo impero al tuo servo, e salva il figliuolo di tua ancella.Haue respect to me, and haue mercie on me, giue thine empire to thy seruant: and saue the sonne of thy handmaide.Respice in me, et miserere mei; / da imperium tuum puero tuo, / et salvum fac filium ancillæ tuæ.
17Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.Fa un segno buono per me, affinché color che mi odiano, veggano per loro vergogna, come tu, o Signore, mi hai dato aiuto, e mi hai consolato.Make with me a signe vnto God, that they may see which hate me, and may be confounded: because thou ô Lord hast holpen me.Fac mecum signum in bonum, / ut videant qui oderunt me, et confundantur: / quoniam tu, Domine, adjuvisti me, et consolatus es me.
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Worthington
David. He might compose this psalm under any affliction, though prayer is always necessary (Berthier) for any person. (Worthington)
St. Augustine
Jesus Christ prays during his passion, and foretells his resurrection, and the vocation of the Gentiles. (St. Augustine)
Calmet
Needy. Hebrew, "mild or afflicted." Humility is requisite to pray well, as those who think themselves rich, ask not with fervour. (Calmet)
St. Augustine
God "inclines his ear if thou dost not lift up thy neck." (St. Augustine)
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Haydock
I am holy. I am by my office and profession dedicated to thy service, (Challoner) as a Levite, (Calmet) or a member of the true Church. (Haydock)
Du Hamel
He may also speak in the person of Christ, who prays for us and in us. (Du Hamel)
Calmet
Syriac and Arabic read, "thou art good." (Calmet)
Worthington
Our necessities, firm purposes of leading a virtuous life, and confidence in God, move him to shew mercy. (Worthington)
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Soul. I ardently desire to serve in thy temple, Jeremias 22:27. A holy importunity, (Luke 18:2.; Tertullian, Apol. 39.; Calmet) and fervour in prayer, (Haydock) with perseverance, attention, and a sense of God's infinite perfections, are requisite. (Worthington)
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Heard me. This gives me confidence that thou wilt do it again. (Haydock)
Calmet
Thou art not like senseless idols. (Calmet)
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Haydock
Gods, which have been set up by men; or among angels, etc., (Calmet) capable of working miracles by an independent power. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Name. This was partly verified after the captivity, and fully when the gospel was preached. (Calmet)
Worthington
The Gentiles came by faith, and glorified God by good works, Matthew 5:17. (Worthington)
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Alone. Vatican Septuagint, Arabic, etc., add, "the great." (Calmet) (Acts 17:24.
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Truth. Let me see the justice of thy conduct in suffering the wicked to prosper, (Psalm 72:17.) or let me invariably observe thy holy law, which alone can give me true content.
Calmet
Rejoice. Hebrew, as we read at present, "likewise fear," (Calmet) "unite," (Montanus) or "let my heart be one," solitary, disengaged from all, unicum, (St. Jerome) "to fear," etc. (Calmet)
Berthier
This sense is very good. But yached, means also rejoice. (Berthier)
Du Hamel
Our joy must be mixed with fear. (Du Hamel)
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Berthier
Hell of the damned, (Worthington) according to the Fathers: or out of captivity and dangers. (Berthier)
Menochius
If it be understood of Christ, it must refer to limbo. (Bellarmine) (Menochius)
Haydock
It seems equivalent to the lower pit, Psalm 87:7. (Haydock)
Calmet
The Jews admit seven regions in hell, (Genebrard) and our theologians four: 1. Of the damned; 2. of unbaptized infants; 3. of purgatory; and 4. of the saints in Abraham's bosom. St. Augustine mentions the first and last here: but he speaks clearly of purgatory in other places. (De Gen. contra Manch. 2:17. in Psalm vi.) (Calmet)
Haydock
David was rescued from the most imminent dangers, and Christ came out of limbo, (Psalm 15:10.; Du Hamel) by his own power. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Eyes. The Babylonians oppress us most unjustly. (Calmet)
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Berthier
True. This title is also applied to Christ, who, of course, is God:; since every man is liable to mistake, Romans 3:4., and Apocalypse 19:1. God authorized Moses and the prophets to address Him, as the psalmist does, Exodus 34:6., and Joel 2:13. (Berthier)
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Menochius
Command. Hebrew, "strength," (Haydock) to resist the enemy. (Menochius)
Calmet
Order me as thou pleasest: I am entirely devoted to thee from my very birth, Psalm 115:16. Restore the throne of David. (Calmet)
Worthington
The prophets frequently thus turn to the Church, the kingdom of the Messias, who was born of the handmaid of the Lord. (Worthington)
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Haydock
Good. Mark me for thy slave, (Calmet) which will be the highest honour. (Haydock)
St. Athanasius
Give me such a sign as the angel did when he was going to destroy the first-born of Egypt. (St. Athanasius)
Berthier
By some prodigy convince our oppressors that there is a God. (Calmet) (Berthier)
Ovid
The resurrection, prefigured by Jonas, was the great proof of Christ and his Church; and this serves either for the conversion or for the condemnation of mankind. See St. Augustine. (Worthington) Quod precor eveniet, sunt certa oracula vatum, Nam Deus optanti prospera signa dedit. (Ovid, 2 de Ponto 1.)
Du Hamel
Comforted. St. Cyprian was in sorrow while suffering, but was comforted when crowned. "All the martyrs, with Christ, pray for us." (St. Augustine) (Du Hamel)
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I am holy.... I am by my office and profession dedicated to thy service.
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A forme of prayer for king Dauid, and for anie faithful person.
There be sundrie iust causes which moue God to heare our prayers:
first our necessitie requireth Gods helpe
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Secondly because we professe, and promise to lead a holie life.
Thirdly, because we trust and hope in God.
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Fourtly, because we perseuere in prayer.
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Fiftly, if we pray with attention of mind.
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Sixtly because God of his owne nature is benigne, readie to bestow benefites.
Seuently, he is meeke to remitte offences,
Eightly, he is merciful to mitigate the punishment, to those that make recourse vnto him.
For these causes we pray as foloweth.
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Vocation of Gentiles.
They shal come by faith.
and glorifie God by good workes. Mat. 5. v. 17.
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Cofession of praise.
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From the state of eternal damnation.
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In performing al promises.
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A digression (vsual to prophetes) of Christs Empyre and Kingdom the Church, geuen to him, being the sonne of an immaculate virgin, the handmaide of God.
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The chief and principal signe of Christs, and his Churches glorie, is his Resurrection, praefigured in Ionas
VVherby al enimies are confounded, either to their conuersion, or to eternal damnation. See 6. Augustin.
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 11.2
3. O Lord my God, hear my prayer, and let Thy mercy regard my longing, since it bums not for myself alone, but because it desires to benefit brotherly charity; and Thou seest into my heart, that so it is. I would sacrifice to Thee the service of my thought and tongue; and do Thou give what I may offer unto Thee. For “I am poor and needy,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.2
2. “Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear me” (
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sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.8
110. But that is insufficient; take again: “Preserve My soul, for I am holy.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.4
4. “Preserve Thou My Soul, for I am holy” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.5
5. “Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I have cried unto Thee all day” (
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Tertulliano † 220 d.C. On Fasting 6
On the other hand, he whose “heart” was habitually found “lifted up”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament 2.3
… I abstract my mind from the multiplicity of things, and gather it up into the One God, the inseparable Trinity, that so I may see something which I may say of it, think ye that in this “body which presseth down the soul,” I shall be able to say (in order that I may speak to you something worthy of the subject), “O Lord, I have lifted up my soul unto Thee.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.6
6. “Make glad the soul of Thy servant: for unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.7
7. “For Thou, Lord, art good and gracious” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.9
… 6 ). Great earnestness of him who prays! That is, let not my prayer go out of Thine ears, fix it then in Thine ears. How did he travail that he might fix his prayer in the ears of God? Let God answer and say to us; Wouldest thou that I fix thy prayer in My ears? Fix My law in thy heart; “and attend to the voice of my prayer.”
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.10
10. “In the day of my trouble I have cried unto Thee, for Thou hast heard me” (
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Origene † 254 d.C. Origen Against Celsus 5.4
… Having thus learned to call these beings “angels” from their employments, we find that because they are divine they are sometimes termed “god” in the sacred Scriptures,
sant'Atanasio di Alessandria † 373 d.C. Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) 1.13
57. Though surely amid such speculations, they will be moved by the sacred poet, saying, ‘Who is he among the gods that shall be like unto the Lord ,’ and, ‘Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord
sant'Atanasio di Alessandria † 373 d.C. Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) 3.25
… And yet no one of these is Word or Wisdom or Only-begotten Son or Image; nor did any one of them make bold to say, ‘I and the Father are One,’ or, ‘I in the Father, and the Father in Me ;’ but it is said of all of them, ‘Who is like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of Gods
sant'Atanasio di Alessandria † 373 d.C. Synodal Letter to the Bishops of Africa. (Ad Afros Epistola Synodica.) 7
… But a mutable thing cannot be like God who is truly unchangeable, any more than what is created can be like its creator. This is why, with regard to us, the holy man said, ‘Lord, who shall be likened unto thee ,’ and ‘who among the gods is like unto thee, Lord
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom 37
… and it was a great point for the present, that even so much should be received among the multitude. And so too, the Old Testament uses in the same way to correct the souls of the erring, by putting together in a way of comparison things that cannot be compared; as when it saith, “Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord:”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.11
11. “Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord” (
Pseudo-Clement The Recognitions of Clement 2.44
… the Lord thy God is one God.’ Yea, also the saints, filled with the Spirit of God, and bedewed with the drops of His mercy, cried out, saying, ‘Who is like unto Thee among the gods? O Lord, who is like unto Thee?’
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.12
12. “All nations that Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord” (
papa san Leone I Magno † 461 d.C. Sermons 33
… “all nations that thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord : and they shall glorify Thy name
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san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on Philippians 6
He who is not of that nature is not God. For He is everywhere called great in Scripture; “Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised.” ( Ps. xlviii. 1 .) This is said of the Son also, for it always calls Him Lord. “Thou art great, and doest wondrous things. Thou art God alone.” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On the Holy Trinity 5.8
… So the Father is great, the Son great, and the Holy Spirit great; yet not three greats, but one great. For it is not written of the Father alone, as they perversely suppose, but of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, “Thou art great: Thou art God alone.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.13
13. “For Thou art great, and doing wondrous things: Thou alone art the great God” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Letters of St. Augustin 104.12
… For in Holy Scripture we read both of ways and of a way,—of ways, e.g. in the words, “I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto Thee;” of a way, e.g. in the prayer, “Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. A Treatise on Nature and Grace 36
… effect and Himself show His own way in us, to whom it is said, “Show us Thy mercy, O Lord;” and Himself bestow on us the pathway of safety that we may walk therein, to whom the prayer is offered, “And grant us Thy salvation;” and Himself lead us in the self-same way, to whom again it is said, “Guide me, O Lord, in Thy way, and in Thy truth will I walk;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 45.13
… and let not those who have understood vaunt themselves as swifter at the expense of the slower, lest in their vaunting they turn out of the track, and the slower more easily attain the goal. But let all of us be guided by Him to whom we say, “Lead me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 96.4
… If, then, you grow in the love which the Holy Spirit spreads abroad in your hearts, “He will teach you all truth;” or, as other codices have it, “He will guide you in all truth:” as it is said, “Lead me in Thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in Thy truth.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 71.20
… Good were it for thee that He should have conducted thee, who first put thee in the way. But unless He too lead thee, again also thou wilt stray: say to Him then, “Conduct me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.14
14. “Lead me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.16
16. “I will confess unto Thee, O Lord my God, in my whole heart, and I will glorify Thy name for ever” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.16
16. “I will confess unto Thee, O Lord my God, in my whole heart, and I will glorify Thy name for ever” ( ver. 12 ): “for great is Thy mercy toward me, and Thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell” (
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.18
18. “O God, the transgressors of the law have arisen up against me” (
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Tertulliano † 220 d.C. The Five Books Against Marcion 5.11
… Now, if the title of Father may be claimed for (Marcion’s) sterile god, how much more for the Creator? To none other than Him is it suitable, who is also “the Father of mercies,” and (in the prophets) has been described as “full of compassion, and gracious, and plenteous in mercy.”
san Gregorio di Nissa † 395 d.C. Answer to Eunomius' Second Book 1
… Now a virtuous man, if carried, even involuntarily, beyond the limits of truth, is overwhelmed with shame. Yet Eunomius thinks it no shame to God that He should seem to give a false colour to things by their appellations. Not such is the testimony of the Scriptures to the Divine nature. “God is long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth,” says David
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. The Confessions 1.18
… but when they made a full and ornate oration, in well-chosen words, concerning their own licentiousness, and were applauded for it, they boasted? Thou seest this, O Lord, and keepest silence, “long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth,”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 33.7
… fear Him in that He is right. As the meek, He said, “I held my peace;” but as the just, He said, “Shall I always be silent?” “The Lord is merciful and pitiful.” So He is, certainly. Add yet further, “Long-suffering;” add yet further, “And very pitiful:” but fear what comes last, “And true.”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.19
19. “And Thou, Lord God, art One who hast compassion and merciful, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and true” (
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sant'Atanasio di Alessandria † 373 d.C. Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) 2.19
… as shewing clearly from these words, that, when He put on the creature , then it was He called the Father Lord. For in the prayer of David the Holy Spirit marks the same distinction, saying in the Psalms, ‘Give Thy strength unto Thy Child, and help the Son of Thine handmaid
sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.8
111. He has added further: “Save Thy Servant;” and, further on: “Give Thy strength to Thy servant, and to the Son of Thy handmaid;”
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.20
20. If therefore Thou art “true,” “Look upon me, and have mercy upon me: give power unto Thy servant.” Because Thou art “true,” “give power unto Thy servant” (
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san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on First Corinthians 36
… For he said not, “prophecy is not useful to them unbelieving,” but, “is not for a sign,” as the tongue,” i.e., a mere sign without profit: nor is the tongue any way useful to believers; for its only work is to astonish and to confound; the word “sign” being one of those which may be taken two ways: as when he saith, “show me a sign,” (
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 86.22
… For let each one turn humbly to God, and now say, What hath my pride profited me? and hear from the Apostle, “For what glory had ye in those things of which ye are now ashamed?” Ye see that there is even now a wholesome shame while there is a place of penitence: but then one which will be late, useless, fruitless.…
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… La salvezza sarà annunziata a tutte le nazioni (Is. 49, 6, 8; 42, 6). Lo stesso è affermato nei Salmi: tutti i popoli si orienteranno verso Dio (Ps. 21, 28; 85, 9). Nel Nuovo Testamento l'universalità della v. s. è chiaramente affermata da s. Paolo: «Deus omnes homines vult salvos fieri et ad agnitionem veritatis venire. …
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… Questa interpretazione è confermata da Gen. 37, 35; Num. 16, 30; Deut. 32, 22; Iob. 10, 21-22; Ps. 85, 13; Prov. 15, 24;
« scende » o vi si « precipita » (Is. 14, 9-15; 57, 9; Ez. 31, 15-17; 32, 21; Am. 9, 2; Ps. 85, 13; 138, 8; Prov. 15, 24). La f. profonda e sinonimo della « morte » che travolge (Job 24, 19; Eccli. 14, 12; 51, 2-9; cf. Apoc. 1, 18 e 20, 13-14) e « scendervi » equivale a « morire …
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