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Psalm 47:4 (WEB)
He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Fathers and councils · 7

Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 7
“Thou beholdest the stars, but their Maker thou beholdest not: count these which are visible, and then describe Him who is invisible, Who telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names.” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 4.
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Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith V.17Book V
“…of the Vergiliæ and of the other stars, or of their number or names, as does He “Who numbers the multitude of stars, and calleth them all by their names;” Whom indeed the power of His work cannot escape.” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 4.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 47
““He hath chosen an inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob, whom He loved” (ver. 4).” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 13
“And how is He King of all the earth, who appeared in one part of the earth, in Jerusalem, in Judea, walking among men, born, sucking the breast, growing,…” — editor's note: Ps. xlvii. 3–8.
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Basil the Great, Hexaemeron Homily 3
“And does not the Psalmist in saying “heaven of heavens” give us an idea of their plurality?” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 4.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 11
“Know you the bond of Pleiades, or the fence of Orion as He who counteth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names?” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 4.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 15
“XVI. These I call by name (for they are not nameless like the stars which are numbered and have names), and they follow me, for I rear them up beside the waters of rest; and they follow every such shepherd, whose voice they love to hear, as you see; but a…” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 4.
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