Psalms 140:6 (LXX): What the Church Fathers Said

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Psalms 140:6

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Augustine of Hippo

And what remains? What remedy amid such ills, in such temptations, such dangers? "I said unto the Lord, You are my God" [Psalm 140:6]. Loud is the voice of prayer, it excites confidence. Is He not the God of the others? Of whom is not He God, who is the true God? Yet is He specially theirs, who enjoy Him, who serve Him, who willingly submit to Him. …

Exposition on Psalm 140 ↗

Jerome

I said to the Lord: You are my God. Unless a man is holy, he cannot say this little verse; he who is not reigned over by sin, he it is who says, 'The Lord is my portion.'

Homily 50, on Psalm 139 ↗

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