Ecclesiasticus 35:20
He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Qui adorat Deum in oblectatione suscipietur, et deprecatio illius usque ad nubes propinquabit.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- θεραπεύων ἐν εὐδοκίᾳ δεχθήσεται, καὶ ἡ δέησις αὐτοῦ ἕως νεφελῶν συνάψει·
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIX
19. “Hearken unto me, O Lord, for sweet is Thy mercy” ( ver. 16 ). He hath given this as a reason why He ought to be hearkened unto, because sweet is the mercy of God.…To a man set in trouble the mercy of God must needs be sweet. Concerning this sweetness of the mercy of God see ye what in another place the Scripture saith: “Like rain in drought, so beautiful is the mercy of God in trouble.” That which there he saith to be “beautiful,” the same he saith here to be “sweet.” Not even bread would be sweet, unless hunger had preceded. Therefore even when the Lord permitteth or causeth us to be in any trouble, even then He is merciful: for He doth not withdraw nourishment, but stirreth up longing. Accordingly what saith he now, “Hearken to me, O Lord, for sweet is Thy mercy”? Now do not Thou defer hearkening, in so great trouble I am, that sweet to me is Thy mercy. …