Psalms 57:1 (LXX): What the Church Fathers Said

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Psalms 57:1

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Augustine of Hippo

"Have pity on me, O God, have pity on me, for in Thee hath trusted my Soul" [Psalm 57:1]. Christ in the Passion saith, "Have pity on Me, O God." To God, God saith, "Have pity on Me!" He that with the Father hath pity on thee, in thee crieth, "Have pity on Me." For that part of Him which is crying, "Have pity on Me," is thine: from thee this He received, for the sake of thee, that thou shouldest be delivered, with Flesh He was clothed. The flesh itself crieth: "Have pity on Me, O God, have pity on me:" Man himself, soul and flesh. …

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