Psalm 72:17 (WEB)
His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Fathers and councils · 4
Athanasius of Alexandria
“And if, as David says in the 71st Psalm, ‘His Name remaineth before the sun, and before the moon, from one generation to another,’ how did He receive what He had always, even before He now received it? or how is He exalted, being before His exaltation the Most High? or how did He receive…” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 17, 5, LXX.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Vain is your counsel; for before the sun His Name abideth in the Church.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 17.
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Justin Martyr
“So it is here: ‘His name shall rise up for ever above the sun; and in Him shall all nations be blessed.’” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 17.
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Augustine of Hippo
““Be,” therefore, “the name of Him blessed for ever: before the sun endureth the name of Him” (ver. 17).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.