Psalm 32:6 (WEB)
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
Fathers and councils · 6
Cyril of Jerusalem
“Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the plains of the wood.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxxii. 6. The Psalmist refers to the recovery of the Ark, but Cyril interprets the passage mystically of Christ, and the place of His Nativity.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6Conference XX
“…against myself mine unrighteousness to the Lord,” so that we may be able effectually to say also what follows: “And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my heart;” or how, when we kneel in prayer shall we be able to stir ourselves up to tears of confession, by which we may be able to obtain pardon for our offences,…” — editor's note: Ps. xxxi. (xxxii.) 5, 6.
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Augustine of Hippo
““Nevertheless in the flood of great waters they shall not come nigh him” (ver. 6): nevertheless, let none think, when the end has come suddenly, as in the days of Noah, that there remaineth a place of confession, whereby he may draw nigh unto God.” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.”” — editor's note: Ps. xxxii. 5, 6.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“Nay, the prophet’s conception of the working of God is far different, when He says, By the word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all their power by the breath of His mouth.” — editor's note: Ps. xxxii. 6 (LXX.).
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…he who was last is first, we bow before Thy Word, by which the universe is ruled; yet do Thou receive us also afterwards, in a time when Thou mayest be found, having ordered us in the flesh as long as is for our profit; yea, receive us, prepared and not troubled by Thy fear, not departing from Thee in our last day,…” — editor's note: Ib. xxxii. 6.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6.