Psalm 19:2 (WEB)
Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.
Catechism · 2
The Creator
“Our human understanding, which shares in the light of the divine intellect, can understand what God tells us by means of his creation, though not without great effort and only in a spirit of humility and respect before the Creator and his work.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ps 19:2-5; Job 42:3.
Heaven and Earth
“Finally, "heaven" refers to the saints and the "place" of the spiritual creatures, the angels, who surround God.” — Catechism footnote: Pss 115:16; 19:2; Mt 5:16.
Fathers and councils · 10
Gregory of Nyssa
“Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge;” and after saying that the heavens and the firmament declare, and that day and that night showeth knowledge and speech, he adds to what he has said, that “there is neither speech nor language, and that their voices are not heard.”” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 1–3 (LXX.).
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And the nights again complete the like courses; so that the Psalmist also says of them, Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night proclaimeth knowledge.” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 2. Compare a beautiful passage of Theophilus of Antioch (To Autolycus, vi.).
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Justin Martyr
“In the sun has he set his habitation; and he, like a bridegroom going forth from his chamber, will rejoice as a giant to run his race: from the highest heaven is his going forth, and he returns to the highest heaven, and there is not one who shall be hidden from his heat.’ ”” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 1–6.
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Augustine of Hippo
““Day unto day uttereth word” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Now has His going forth been made from the height of heaven, and His return even to the height of heaven.” — editor's note: [Ps. xix. 1–6, partly in citation, partly in allegorizing paraphrase.—R.]
Read the whole comment“The day therefore uttered speech unto the day, that is, Christ did so to His faithful disciples, that they might hear and love Him as His followers; and the night showed knowledge unto the night, that is, Judas did so to the unbelieving Jews, that they might come as His persecutors, and make Him their prisoner.” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 2.
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Ambrose of Milan
““Day,” it is said, “unto day uttereth speech.”” — editor's note: Ps. xix. [xviii.] 2.
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Leo the Great
“For, when the prophet says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork: day unto day uttereth speech, and night showeth knowledge,” what is there by which the Truth does not speak to us?” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 1, 2.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Day utters speech to day” (what is clearly written), “and night to night proclaims knowledge” (which is hidden in a mystic veil); “and there are no words or utterances whose voices shall not be heard” by God, who said, “Shall one do what is secret, and I shall not see him?”” — editor's note: Ps. xix. 2, 3.
Read the whole comment“Thus, not to look at what is urgent would be excessively indolent and defective; and “blessed, in truth, are they who, investigating the testimonies of the Lord, shall seek Him with their whole heart.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxix. 2.
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Cross-references · 21
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 64.
Cited together in Catechism §326.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §326.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
Cited together in Catechism §299.
