Psalm 4:2 (WEB)
You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.
Fathers and councils · 12
Gregory of Nyssa
“Why do ye love destruction and seek after leasing?”” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. iv. 2 (LXX.). The alteration made is the substitution of ἀπώλειαν for ματαιότητα
Read the whole comment“Know you not in what way man is ‘made admirable’?” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2, 3. In the last verse the LXX. has ἐθαυμάστωσε; which the Vulgate follows, i.e. “He hath made his Saint wonderful” (the Hebrew implies, “hath…
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“In His former advent, He was wrapped in swaddling clothes in the manger; in His second, He covereth Himself with light as with a garment.” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“And Thou, O God, from afar sawest me stumbling in that slippery path, and amid much smoke sending out some flashes of fidelity, which I exhibited in that my guidance of such as loved vanity and sought after leasing, I being their companion.” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment““O ye sons of men, how long heavy in heart” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“How many from him have bought a lie, to whom we used to say, “Sons of men, how long are ye dull of heart, wherefore love ye vanity, and seek a lie”?” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment““How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of the ungodly” (ver. 2); as in another place, “How long are ye heavy in heart?”” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2, Vulg.
Read the whole comment“Wherefore have ye such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing?”” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment“Vain therefore and false is the cursing of the sons of men, that have pleasure in vanity, and seek a lie; but when God blesseth, He doth what He saith.” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment“For it says, “O ye sons of men, how long will ye be heavy in heart?”” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 3, Sept. (iv. 2, English version).
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Clement of Alexandria
“Why do you love vanity, and seek after a lie?”” — editor's note: Ps. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment“In such another robe the Spirit arrayed the Lord through David, when he sang thus: “Thou wert clothed with confession and comeliness, putting on light as a garment.”” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 2.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in Confessions IV.2.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in Confessions IV.2.
Cited together in Confessions IV.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.5.
Cited together in Confessions IV.2.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42.
Cited together in The Great Catechism Chapter 42 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius XI.5.