νδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, Δαυεὶδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, ἐν ἐλέει αἰωνίῳ ἔχρισα αὐτόν. ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτὸς λέγει Ps. 61, 1-17 πρὸς τὸν θεόν: Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, κα…

evils for the health of the soul, and this is to be truly patient. On the contrary, It is written ( Ps. 61:6 ): "From Him," i.e. from God, "is my patience." I answer that, As Augustine says (De Patientia iv), "the strength of desire helps a man to bear toil and pain: and no one w…

onum est (Psal. LXXII, 28) ; aut potius illud quod idem propheta ait: Deo subjecta esto, anima mea? (Psal. LXI, 6.) Infelix nimirum quisquis ficte prostratus, corde rigido corpus humiliavit. Est enim qui humiliatur nequiter; interiora autem ejus plena sunt dolo (Eccli. XIX, 23) .…