Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Voilà l'homme qui ne prenait point Dieu pour protecteur, Mais qui se confiait en ses grandes richesses, Et qui triomphait dans sa malice!
KJV
Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Didymus the Blinde
Fragmenta in Psalmos
αταισχυνθησεται δε αποδειχθεις μη δια θεον αλλα δι' ανθρωπους κοινωνησας των υπαρχοντων πενησιν. 565 Ps 52,7 ̔Η γαρ αμαρτια εστιν η αιχμαλωτιζουσα τους ποιουντας αυτην. αφεσεως δε αμαρτηματων δωρουμενης ευφραινεται ο ̓Ισραηλ και αγαλλιαται ο ̓Ιακωβ τοις χαιρουσιν εν ουρανοις παρα…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 202 (Migne)
mo recesserit a fervore concupiscentiae; unde: Convertentur ad vesperam et famem patientur ut canes (Psal. LII, 7) . Sola namque est vera et [Col. 1029A] perfecta peccatorum conversio, qua excluditur malae concupiscentiae ardor, et quam devorans praecedentia mala sequitur fideli…
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