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King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst

Psalm 63:9

Gerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622 · Centraal Museum, Utrecht · Public domainGerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622, Centraal Museum, Utrecht

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Psalm 63:9 (WEB)

But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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John Cassian

  • “…to Thee;” and: “I have stuck unto Thy testimonies, O Lord;” and: “It is good for me to stick fast to God;” and: “He who cleaveth to the Lord, is one spirit.”” — editor's note: Ps. xlii. (lxiii.) 9; cxviii. (cxix.) 31; lxxi. (lxxiii.) 28; 1 Cor. vi. 17.

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  • “…followed Christ with all zeal, crying out with the Bride, “We will run after thee for the odour of thine ointments;” and again, “My soul cleaveth unto thee:” but he also testifies that he has conquered in another kind of contest, saying, “So fight I, not as one that beateth the air, but I chastise my body and bring…” — editor's note: Ps. lxii. (lxiii.) 9.

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Augustine of Hippo

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  • Ephesians 4:9 takes up the words of Psalm 63:9 (7 words in common).

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