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Psalms 73:28Ps.73.28

But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Pour moi, m'approcher de Dieu, c'est mon bien: Je place mon refuge dans le Seigneur, l'Eternel, Afin de raconter toutes tes oeuvres.

KJV

But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    On Nature and Grace

    al end which they seek, and to which they desire to cleave as to their true good, in accordance with Ps. 73:28 : “It is good for me to draw near to God.” A man cannot therefore turn to God except through God turning him to himself. To turn to God is to prepare oneself for grace,…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    On Nature and Grace

    f two kinds, absolute and relative. The good of man which is absolute is his final end, according to Ps. 73:28 : “it is good for me to draw near to God,” together with all that is ordained to lead him to it. This good is merited absolutely. The good of man which is relative, and…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    On Nature and Grace

    two kinds of good also, one ultimate and universal, the other proximate and particular. According to Ps. 73:28 : “It is good for me to draw near to God,” the ultimate and principal good of man is the enjoyment of God. Man is directed to this by charity. The secondary and as it we…

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