Psalm 52:7 (WEB)
“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
Fathers and councils · 3
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVII.20Conference XVII
“…by the prophet: “Wherefore God shall destroy thee forever, and pluck thee up and tear thee out of thy tabernacle, and thy root from the land of the living:” He then for showing the truth is forever plucked and rooted up out of that land in which the harlot Rahab with her family is planted for her lie: just as also…” — editor's note: Ps. li. (lii.) 7.
Read the whole comment “…the protection and assistance of God): “Behold the man that made not God his helper, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and prevailed in his vanity.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. (lii.) 6–9.
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Augustine of Hippo
““And the just shall see, and shall fear; and over him they shall laugh” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in The Institutes XII.4.
Cited together in The Institutes XII.4.