Psalm 40:17

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Psalm 40:17 (WEB)
But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

Fathers and councils · 2

John Cassian

John Cassian, Conferences I–X X.11Conference X
“…Divine assistance, professes himself not without reason the Lord’s bedesman, and cries to Him daily in prayer: “But I am poor and needy: the Lord helpeth me.”” — editor's note: Ps. xxxix. (xl.) 17 (LXX.).
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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 40
““But I” (ver. 17).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 4

Psalm 74:21
Cited together in Conferences I–X X.11.
Psalm 104:18
Cited together in Conferences I–X X.11.
Proverbs 30:26
Cited together in Conferences I–X X.11.
Matthew 5:3
Cited together in Conferences I–X X.11.

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VersePsalm 74:21
via Conferences I–X X.11
VersePsalm 104:18
via Conferences I–X X.11
VerseProverbs 30:26
via Conferences I–X X.11
VerseMatthew 5:3
via Conferences I–X X.11

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PassageConferences I–X X.11
PassageExpositions on the Psalms Psalm 40

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