Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 40:1

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 8, page 451, footnote 7 (Image)

Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms

Expositions on the Book of Psalms. (HTML)

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CCEL Footnote 4318 (In-Text, Margin)

17. “Thou[Psalms 40:1] shalt go upon the asp and the basilisk; the lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet” (ver. 13). Ye know who the serpent is, and how the Church treadeth upon him, as she is not conquered, because she is on her guard against his cunning. And after what manner he is a lion and a dragon, I believe you know also, beloved. The lion openly rages, the dragon lies secretly in covert: the devil hath each of these forces and powers. When the Martyrs were being slain, it was the raging ...