Psalm 53:4 (WEB)
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?
Fathers and councils · 4
Jerome
“Also by Jeremiah, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life, and believe not the false prophets which say, Peace, peace, and there is no peace;” who are always repeating, “The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Jer. vii. 4; Ps. xiv. 4; liii. 4.
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Augustine of Hippo
““God from Heaven hath looked forth,” etc. And as though He had found what He sought by looking upon, and by looking down from Heaven, He giveth sentence: “All men have gone aside, together useless they have become: there is not one that doeth good, not so much as one” (ver. 4).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Yet surely Thou art merciful to all that call upon Thee; but that some call, yet call not upon Him, of whom it is said, “They have not called upon God.”” — editor's note: Ps. liii. 4.
Read the whole comment“For in both the Psalms in which it is said, “They are all gone aside, they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one,” we read further, “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.”” — editor's note: Ps. xiv. 3, 4; liii. 3, 4.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in The City of God XVI.10.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.10.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.10.