Psalm 120:6 (WEB)
My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace.
Fathers and councils · 6
Augustine of Hippo
““He shall redeem in peace my soul, from those that draw near to me.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment““My soul hath wandered much” (ver. 6).” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“Our one longing should be that expressed by the psalmist: “Woe is me that my pilgrimage is prolonged, that I have dwelt with them that dwell in Kedar, that my soul hath made a far pilgrimage.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6, Vulg.
Read the whole comment“We have lost her, it is true, but the heavenly mansions have gained her; for as long as she was in the body she was absent from the Lord and would constantly complain with tears:—“Woe is me that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar; my soul hath been this long time a pilgrim.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6 acc. to Jerome’s latest version.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“For if the prophet says, “With them that hate peace I was peaceful,” much more readily do we welcome the peace of God.” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 6 and 7. lxx.
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Gregory of Nyssa
- Gregory of Nyssa, On Virginity On Virginity.4On Virginity
“Truly, they live in darkness who sojourn in these living tabernacles; wherefore that preacher, groaning at the continuance of this sojourn, says, “Woe is me that my sojourn is prolonged,” and he attributes the cause of his dejection to “darkness”; for we know that darkness is called in the Hebrew language “kedar.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6 (LXX.).
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Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 120.
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