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King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst

Psalm 77:7

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 77:7 (WEB)

“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?

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Ambrose of Milan

  • “For David says: “God will not cast off for ever,” and in opposition to this shall we listen to heresy asserting, “He does cast off for ever”?” — editor's note: Ps. lxxvii. [lxxvi.] 7. In the Psalm this passage is a question of the Psalmist in his bitter troubles, “Will God cast off?” St. Ambrose, in arguing against…

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John Cassian

  • “Of which the blessed David speaks: “I thought upon the ancient days, and had in mind the years from of old, and I meditated, by night I exercised myself with my heart, and searched out my spirit.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxvi. (lxxvii.) 6, 7. Scobebam(which Petschenig edits from the mss.) = scopebam, which is found in the Gallican Psalter as in the old Latin in this…

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Augustine of Hippo

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