Psalm 73:1 (WEB)
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Fathers and councils · 11
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.5Book II
““How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!” and, “Let Israel now say that He is good, that His mercy endureth for ever;” the language in the Lamentations of Jeremiah, “The Lord is good to them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For, “How good is the God of Israel to the upright of heart!”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“For he had seen the felicity of evil men, and well-pleased he had been to be an evil man, seeing evil men to reign, seeing that it was well with them, that they…” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“For when art thou right, so that to thee the God of Israel may be good, good to men right in heart?” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1.
Read the whole comment““To men right in heart” (ver. 1).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“But my feet were almost moved.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1, 2.
Read the whole comment“He is “good,” according to that sight, according to which God appears to the pure in heart; for “truly God is good unto Israel even to such as are of a clean heart.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1
Read the whole comment““Because I was jealous at sinners, looking at the peace of sinners.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1, 2.
Read the whole comment““Because I was envious at sinners, beholding the peace of sinners.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1–3.
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Clement of Alexandria
“…our old opinions, through salvation we renew our youth, singing with the hymning prophecy, “How good is God to Israel, to such as are upright in heart!”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“As a body, the Church of the Lord, the spiritual and holy choir, is symbolized.” — editor's note: [Ps. lxxiii. 1. The “Israelite indeed” is thus recognised as the wheat, although tares grow with it in the Militant Church. See cap xv., infra.]
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
Cited together in The Instructor I.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.14.
