Psalm 147:6 (WEB)
The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
Fathers and councils · 3
Augustine of Hippo
““The Lord taketh up the gentle” (ver. 6).” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“This we sometimes interpretatively ascribe to the devil, for of him comes hatred of good; sometimes we attribute it to God, for of Him comes judgment upon haughtiness, exalting, as He does, the humble, and depressing the elated.” — editor's note: Comp. Ps. cxlvii. (in LXX. and Vulg. cxlvi.) 6; Luke i. 52.
Read the whole comment“It would seem, therefore, that Marcion’s god imitates the Creator’s conduct, who is an enemy to the proud, even “putting down the mighty from their seats.”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 7, 8; Ps. cxlvii. 6; Luke i. 52.
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 15.