Psalm 121:1 (WEB)
I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
Fathers and councils · 7
Augustine of Hippo
“And therefore saith He in a certain Psalm, “I lifted up mine eyes unto the mountains, from whence cometh my help.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1.
Read the whole comment“Just as in another Psalm, “I lift up mine eyes unto the hills,” we understand by hills, all distinguished and great spiritual persons in the Church; great in solidity, not by swollen inflation.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1.
Read the whole comment““I have lifted up mine eyes unto the mountains, whence there shall come help to me.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1.
Read the whole comment“1. …Let them “lift up their eyes to the hills whence cometh their help” (ver. 1).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Of these lovely and delightful mountains Scripture constantly speaketh.…They are the mountains of whom we sing: “I lifted up mine eyes unto the mountains, from whence my help shall come:” because in this life we have help from the holy Scriptures.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1, 2.
Read the whole comment“…“I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from whence shall come my help,” that you immediately add, “My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1, 2.
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Jerome
“He can scale already that ladder of which the psalms of degrees are a type; whilst I, still weeping on its first step, hardly know whether I shall ever be able to say: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxi. 1.
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