Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 137:3

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 9, footnote 15 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 108 (In-Text, Margin)

... rent, he has sung: “O Lord, thou hast possessed my reins. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving.” But as for me, Nebuchadnezzar has brought me in chains to Babylon, to the babel that is of a distracted mind. There he has laid upon me the yoke of captivity; there inserting in my nostrils a ring of iron, he has commanded me to sing one of the songs of Zion. To whom I have said, “The Lord looseth the prisoners; the Lord openeth the eyes of the blind.”[Psalms 137:3] To complete my contrast in a single sentence, whilst I pray for mercy Bonosus looks for a crown.