Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 119:104

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 254, footnote 9 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 3533 (In-Text, Margin)

... against thee,” as well as the words which describe the perfect man, “his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” This meditation in the law she understood not of a review of the written words as among the Jews the Pharisees think, but of action according to that saying of the apostle, “whether, therefore, ye eat or drink or what soever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” She remembered also the prophet’s words, “through thy precepts I get understanding,”[Psalms 119:104] and felt sure that only when she had fulfilled these would she be permitted to understand the scriptures. In this sense we read elsewhere that “Jesus began both to do and teach.” For teaching is put to the blush when a man’s conscience rebukes him; ...