Psalm 41:2 (WEB)
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
Fathers and councils · 6
Augustine of Hippo
““And deliver him not into the hand of his enemy” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
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John Chrysostom
““The lifting up of my hands” (it is said) “is an evening sacrifice.” ( Ps. cxli. 2.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For as to this also being a sacrifice, hear what the prophet saith: “A sacrifice of praise will glorify me;”and again, “Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of praise;”and, “The lifting up of mine hands is an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
Read the whole comment“But first listen to what thou sayest in the Psalm, “Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as incense.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
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Leo the Great
“The faith of those who do good is free from anxiety: thou shalt have all thy desires, and shalt obtain without end what thou lovest.” — editor's note: Operantium: operatio is the regular patristic term for the doing of charitable actions; for this application of the beatitude and its promised reward, compare…
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Clement of Alexandria
““Let my prayer be directed before Thee as incense, the uplifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice,” say the Psalms.” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.7.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.7.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.7.