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Psalm 71:5 (WEB)
For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

Fathers and councils · 6

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions VI.1Book VI
“O Thou, my hope from my youth, where wert Thou to me, and whither hadst Thou gone?” — editor's note: Ps. lxxi. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 71
“Lastly, there followeth the reason why I say this: “for Thou art my patience” (ver. 5).” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, On Patience Chapter 12
“…“My God, deliver me from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the lawless and unjust: because Thou art my patience, O Lord, my hope from my youth up.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxi. 4, 5
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Augustine of Hippo, On Patience Chapter 22
“…is deceived, which not only in the Old Books hath testimonies of this thing, when it is said unto God, “My Patience art Thou,” and, “From Him is my patience;” and where another prophet saith, that we receive the spirit of fortitude; but also in the Apostolic writings we read, “Because unto you is given on behalf of…” — editor's note: Ps. lxxi. 5; and lxii. 5
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity XV.17Book XV
“For we are not going to say that God is called Love because love itself is a substance worthy of the name of God, but because it is a gift of God, as it is said to God, “Thou art my patience.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxi. 5
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Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity Book 12
“And lest you should think that the things of God began with the formation of this universe, he says again, And for generations of generations before the moon.” — editor's note: Ib. 5 (LXX.).
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