Psalm 6:7 (WEB)
My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.
Fathers and councils · 14
Augustine of Hippo
“…the one might answer, “Fearfulness and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me;” the other too might say, “Mine eye was troubled through wrath:” so that we should not marvel either that the one in the darkness of fear, or the other with troubled eye, saw not what was meet to have been seen, that they…” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7, turbatus est prœ ira, as in LXX. “Mine eye is consumed because of grief.” E.V.
Read the whole comment““Mine eye is disordered by anger” (ver. 7): is it by his own, or God’s anger, in which he maketh petition that he might not be reproved, or chastened?” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:” so that now returning to thy senses, thou mayest say, “Mine eye is disturbed because of wrath.”” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
Read the whole comment“He becomes “new” to thee, when thou returnest to Him; because it was by departing from Him, that thou hadst become old; and hadst said, “I have waxed old because of all mine enemies.”” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
Read the whole comment““I have waxen old among all mine enemies.”” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
Read the whole comment“And we find written in another Psalm, that even men are called gods.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxii. 1, vi. 7.
Read the whole comment“…the (so to call it) masculine part which presides in the watch-tower of counsel not restraining or bridling it: then he waxeth old because of all his enemies, viz. the demons with their prince the devil, who are envious of virtue; and that vision of eternal things is withdrawn also from the head himself, eating with…” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7
Read the whole comment““Mine eye was disordered because of anger,” saith the Prophet.” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 8, Sept. (vi. 7, English version).
Read the whole comment“Great, lastly, the difference between these words of Scripture; “Mine eye is disordered because of anger.”” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 8, Sept. (7, English version).
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X IX.29Conference IX
“For in one way does that weeping originate which is caused by the pricks of our sins smiting our heart, of which we read: “I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed; I will water my couch with my tears.”” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6Conference XX
“…by which we may be able to obtain pardon for our offences, according to these words: “Every night will I wash my bed: I will water my couch with tears;” if we expel from our hearts all recollection of our faults, though on the contrary we are bidden carefully to preserve the remembrance of them, as the Lord…” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.8Conference XX
“Finally to show that they are not shed in vain, he adds: “Depart from me all ye that work iniquity, for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping:” Moreover by means of confession of sins, their absolution is granted: for “I said: I will confess against myself my sin to the Lord: and Thou forgavest the…” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7, 9.
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John Chrysostom
“For nothing so troubles the eye as an evil conscience (“Mine eye,” it is said, “was troubled by reason of anger”— Ps. vi. 7 ); nothing so darkens it.” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“Both piety excites weeping, and prayer waters the couch, and supplication, according to the prophet’s saying, washes the bed.” — editor's note: Ps. vi. 7.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XII.8.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.29.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XII.8.