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Psalm 23:2 (WEB)
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Fathers and councils · 7

Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius X.1Book X
“…so He may make Himself that which the needs of each demand,—both way, and guide, and “door of encompassing,” and “house of defence,” and “water of comfort” and “green pasture” which in the Gospel He calls “pasture”: but our new divine says that the Lord has been called “the door” because of the knowledge of the…” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. 2.
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Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 1
“…my shepherd, and I shall lack nothing: in a place of grass, there hath He made me rest; He hath fed me beside the waters of comfort, He hath converted my soul:—that Angels also may share your joy, and Christ Himself the great High Priest, having accepted your resolve, may present you all to the Father, saying,…” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. 1–3.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 23
““In a place of pasture there hath He placed me” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Mysteries Chapter 8
“Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and Thy inebriating cup, how excellent it is!”” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. [xxii.] 1–5. After being baptized and confirmed in the baptistery, which was detached from the church, the newly “enlightened” were led in solemn…
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 1
“Do you on your side offer to God and to us obedience to your Pastors, dwelling in a place of herbage, and being fed by water of refreshment; knowing your Shepherd well, and being known by him; and following when he calls you as a Shepherd frankly through the door; but not following a stranger…” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. 2.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 18
“His flock is desolate and downcast, filled, as you see, with despondency and dejection, no longer reposing in the green pasture, and reared up by the water of comfort, but seeking precipices, deserts and pits, in which it will be scattered and perish; in despair of ever obtaining another…” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. 2.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 13
“He is The Way, because He leads us through Himself; The Door, as letting us in; the Shepherd, as making us dwell in a place of green pastures, and bringing us up by waters of rest, and leading us there, and protecting us from wild beasts, converting the erring, bringing back that which was lost,…” — editor's note: Ps. xxiii. 2.
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