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Psalm 91:7 (WEB)
A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

Fathers and councils · 5

John Cassian, Conferences I–X V.16Conference V
“…heavenly places,” and this which we find of the righteous man in the nineteenth Psalm: “A thousand shall fall beside thee and ten thousand at thy right hand,” then you will clearly see that they are far more numerous and more powerful than are we, carnal and earthly creatures as we are, while to them is given a…” — editor's note: Ps. xc. (xci.) 7.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 69
“By this method of speaking hath been said in another Psalm, “There shall fall from Thy side a thousand, and tens of thousands from on Thy right hand:” that is, many men shall be offended, even out of that number who thought that they would sit with Thee, even out of that number who thought that they would…” — editor's note: Ps. xci. 7.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 91
“He goes on, and says, “A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
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JeromeCatena Aurea on Mark
“It goes on: “And James the son of Alphaeus,” that is, of ‘the learned,’ or ‘the thousandth,’ beside whom a thousand will fall. [Ps 91:7] This other James is he, whose wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual wickedness. [Eph 6:12]” — the author cites it
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Jerome, Letters Letter 22
“A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.”” — editor's note: Ps. xci. 5–7, Vulg.
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