Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 57:3

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 8, page 227, footnote 4 (Image)

Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms

Expositions on the Book of Psalms. (HTML)

Psalm LVII (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2144 (In-Text, Margin)

... to save Christ, and through a servant is the Lord saved? For all Angels are creatures serving Christ. For obedience there might have been sent Angels, for service they might have been sent, not for succour: as is written, “Angels ministered unto Him,” not like men merciful to one indigent, but like subjects to One Omnipotent. What therefore “hath He sent from heaven, and hath saved me”? Now we hear in another verse what from heaven He hath sent. “He hath sent from heaven His mercy and His truth.”[Psalms 57:3] For what purpose? “And hath drawn out my soul from the midst of the lions’ whelps.” “Hath sent,” he saith, “from heaven His mercy and His truth:” and Christ Himself saith, “I am Truth.” There was sent therefore Truth, that it should draw out my soul ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 262, footnote 7 (Image)

Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters

Defence of His Flight. (Apologia de Fuga.) (HTML)

Defence of His Flight. (Apologia de Fuga.) (HTML)

Same Subject Continued. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1482 (In-Text, Margin)

... even visibly, and shall not keep silence.’ And again he speaks more confidently, saying, ‘Mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies;’ and again, ‘In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.’ And when he fled and escaped from the face of Saul ‘to the cave,’ he said, ‘He hath sent from heaven and hath saved me. He hath given them to reproach that would tread me under their feet. God hath sent His mercy and truth, and hath delivered my soul from the midst of lions[Psalms 57:3].’ Thus he too was saved according to the dispensation of God, and afterwards became king, and received the promise, that from his seed our Lord should issue. And the great Elijah, when he withdrew to mount Carmel, called upon God, and destroyed at ...