Psalms 90:2
He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Dicet Domino : Susceptor meus es tu, et refugium meum ; Deus meus, sperabo in eum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐρεῖ τῷ θεῷ Ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου εἶ· καὶ καταφυγή μου ὁ θεός μου, ἐλπιῶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 91:2
- אֹמַ֗ר לַֽ֭יהוָה מַחְסִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֶבְטַח בּֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XCI
3. He then who so imitates Christ as to endure all the troubles of this world, with his hopes set upon God, that he falls into no snare, is broken down by no panic fears, he it is “who dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, who shall abide under the protection of God” ( ver. 1 ), in the words with which the Psalm, which you have heard and sung, begins. You will recognise the words, so well known, in which the devil tempted our Lord, when we come to them. “He shall say unto the Lord, Thou art my taker up, and my refuge: my God” ( ver. 2 ). Who speaks thus to the Lord? “He who dwelleth under the defence of the Most High:” not under his own defence. Who is this? He dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, who is not proud, like those who ate, that they might become as Gods, and lost the immortality in which they were made. …
St John Chrysostom The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians, Ephesians 4:1-3
Now Elisha had a disciple as yet only on the threshold of prophecy, ( 2 Kings vi. 13ff .) as yet far from being judged worthy of revelations of this kind. The king’s soldiers arrived at the spot, as intending to bind the man, or rather the prophet. Again I am falling upon bonds, so entirely is this discourse interwoven with them. And when the disciple saw the host of soldiers, he was affrighted, and ran full of trembling to his master, and told him the calamity, as he thought, and informed him of the inevitable peril. The prophet smiled at him for fearing things not worthy to be feared, and bade him be of good cheer. The disciple, however, being as yet imperfect, did not listen to him, but being still amazed at the sight, remained in fear. …