Psalms 106:13
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur ; et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐκέκραξαν πρὸς Κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν αὐτῶν ἔσωσεν αὐτούς·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 107:13
- וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CVII
5. “Them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, fast bound in beggary and iron” ( ver. 10 ). Whence this, but that thou wast attributing things to thyself? that thou wast not owning the grace of God? that thou wast rejecting the counsel of God concerning thee? For see what He addeth: “Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord through pride” ( ver. 11 ), not knowing the righteousness of God, and wishing to establish their own, “and they were bitter against the counsel of the Most High.” “And their heart was brought low in labour” ( ver. 12 ). And now fight against lust; if God cease to aid thou mayest strive, thou canst not conquer. …
St Basil De Spiritu Sancto, That v: not found “of whom” in the case of the Son and of the Spirit
11. In the same manner it may also be said of the word “in,” that Scripture admits its use in the case of God the Father. In the Old Testament it is said through ( ἐν ) God we shall do valiantly, and, “My praise shall be continually of ( ἐν ) thee;” and again, “In thy name will I rejoice.” In Paul we read, “In God who created all things,” and, “Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;” and “if now at length I might have a prosperous journey by ( ἐν ) the will of God to come to you;” and, “Thou makest thy boast of God.” Instances are indeed too numerous to reckon; but what we want is not so much to exhibit an abundance of evidence as to prove that the conclusions of our opponents are unsound. I shall, therefore, omit any proof of this usage in the case of our Lord and of the Holy Ghost, in that it is notorious. …