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Psalm 17 (18) Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)

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Psalm 17 in Slavonic = Psalm 18 in WEB.

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1 Въ коне́цъ, ѻ҆́трокꙋ гдⷭ҇ню дв҃дꙋ, ꙗ҆̀же глаго́ла гдⷭ҇еви словеса̀ пѣ́сни сеѧ̀, въ де́нь, во́ньже и҆зба́ви є҆го̀ гдⷭ҇ь ѿ рꙋкѝ всѣ́хъ вра̑гъ є҆гѡ̀ и҆ и҆з̾ рꙋкѝ саꙋ́ли: и҆ речѐ:
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2 Возлюблю́ тѧ, гдⷭ҇и, крѣ́посте моѧ̀:
18:1 For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
3 гдⷭ҇ь ᲂу҆твержде́нїе моѐ, и҆ прибѣ́жище моѐ, и҆ и҆зба́витель мо́й, бг҃ъ мо́й, помо́щникъ мо́й, и҆ ᲂу҆пова́ю на него̀: защи́титель мо́й, и҆ ро́гъ спⷭ҇нїѧ моегѡ̀, и҆ застꙋ́пникъ мо́й.
18:2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
4 Хвалѧ̀ призовꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇а и҆ ѿ вра̑гъ мои́хъ спасꙋ́сѧ.
18:3 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.
5 Ѡ҆держа́ша мѧ̀ бѡлѣ́зни смє́ртныѧ, и҆ пото́цы беззако́нїѧ смѧто́ша мѧ̀:
18:4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 бѡлѣ́зни а҆́дѡвы ѡ҆быдо́ша мѧ̀, предвари́ша мѧ̀ сѣ̑ти смє́ртныѧ.
18:5 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me.
7 И҆ внегда̀ скорбѣ́ти мѝ, призва́хъ гдⷭ҇а и҆ къ бг҃ꙋ моемꙋ̀ воззва́хъ: ᲂу҆слы́ша ѿ хра́ма ст҃а́гѡ своегѡ̀ гла́съ мо́й, и҆ во́пль мо́й пред̾ ни́мъ вни́детъ во ᲂу҆́шы є҆гѡ̀.
18:6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.
8 И҆ подви́жесѧ и҆ тре́петна бы́сть землѧ̀, и҆ ѡ҆снова̑нїѧ го́ръ смѧто́шасѧ и҆ подвиго́шасѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ прогнѣ́васѧ на нѧ̀ бг҃ъ.
18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Взы́де ды́мъ гнѣ́вомъ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ ѻ҆́гнь ѿ лица̀ є҆гѡ̀ воспла́менитсѧ: ᲂу҆́глїе возгорѣ́сѧ ѿ негѡ̀.
18:8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
10 И҆ приклонѝ нб҃са̀ и҆ сни́де, и҆ мра́къ под̾ нога́ма є҆гѡ̀.
18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 И҆ взы́де на херꙋві́мы и҆ летѣ̀, летѣ̀ на крилꙋ̑ вѣ́трєню.
18:10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
12 И҆ положѝ тьмꙋ̀ закро́въ сво́й: ѡ҆́крестъ є҆гѡ̀ селе́нїе є҆гѡ̀: темна̀ вода̀ во ѡ҆́блацѣхъ воздꙋ́шныхъ.
18:11 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Ѿ ѡ҆блиста́нїѧ пред̾ ни́мъ ѡ҆́блацы проидо́ша, гра́дъ и҆ ᲂу҆́глїе ѻ҆́гненное.
18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
14 И҆ возгремѣ̀ съ нб҃сѐ гдⷭ҇ь, и҆ вы́шнїй дадѐ гла́съ сво́й.
18:13 Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
15 Низпосла̀ стрѣ́лы и҆ разгна̀ ѧ҆̀, и҆ мѡ́лнїи ᲂу҆мно́жи и҆ смѧтѐ ѧ҆̀.
18:14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts.
16 И҆ ꙗ҆ви́шасѧ и҆сто́чницы водні́и, и҆ ѿкры́шасѧ ѡ҆снова̑нїѧ вселе́нныѧ ѿ запреще́нїѧ твоегѡ̀, гдⷭ҇и, ѿ дохнове́нїѧ дꙋ́ха гнѣ́ва твоегѡ̀.
18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
17 Низпосла̀ съ высоты̀ и҆ прїѧ́тъ мѧ̀, воспрїѧ́тъ мѧ̀ ѿ во́дъ мно́гихъ.
18:16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
18 И҆зба́витъ мѧ̀ ѿ врагѡ́въ мои́хъ си́льныхъ и҆ ѿ ненави́дѧщихъ мѧ̀: ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆тверди́шасѧ па́че менє̀.
18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19 Предвари́ша мѧ̀ въ де́нь ѡ҆ѕлобле́нїѧ моегѡ̀: и҆ бы́сть гдⷭ҇ь ᲂу҆твержде́нїе моѐ.
18:18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
20 И҆ и҆зведе́ мѧ на широтꙋ̀: и҆зба́витъ мѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ восхотѣ́ мѧ.
18:19 He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 И҆ возда́стъ мѝ гдⷭ҇ь по пра́вдѣ мое́й, и҆ по чистотѣ̀ рꙋкꙋ̀ моє́ю возда́стъ мѝ,
18:20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.
22 ꙗ҆́кѡ сохрани́хъ пꙋти̑ гдⷭ҇ни и҆ не нече́ствовахъ ѿ бг҃а моегѡ̀.
18:21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 Ꙗ҆́кѡ всѧ̑ сꙋдьбы̑ є҆гѡ̀ предо мно́ю, и҆ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ є҆гѡ̀ не ѿстꙋпи́ша ѿ менє̀.
18:22 For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me.
24 И҆ бꙋ́дꙋ непоро́ченъ съ ни́мъ и҆ сохраню́сѧ ѿ беззако́нїѧ моегѡ̀.
18:23 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 И҆ возда́стъ мѝ гдⷭ҇ь по пра́вдѣ мое́й и҆ по чистотѣ̀ рꙋкꙋ̀ моє́ю пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма є҆гѡ̀.
18:24 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
26 Съ прпⷣбнымъ прпⷣбенъ бꙋ́деши, и҆ съ мꙋ́жемъ непови́ннымъ непови́ненъ бꙋ́деши,
18:25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
27 и҆ со и҆збра́ннымъ и҆збра́нъ бꙋ́деши, и҆ со стропти́вымъ разврати́шисѧ.
18:26 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28 Ꙗ҆́кѡ ты̀ лю́ди смирє́нныѧ сп҃се́ши и҆ ѻ҆́чи го́рдыхъ смири́ши.
18:27 For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
29 Ꙗ҆́кѡ ты̀ просвѣти́ши свѣти́льникъ мо́й, гдⷭ҇и: бж҃е мо́й, просвѣти́ши тьмꙋ̀ мою̀.
18:28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
30 Ꙗ҆́кѡ тобо́ю и҆зба́влюсѧ ѿ и҆скꙋше́нїѧ, и҆ бг҃омъ мои́мъ прейдꙋ̀ стѣ́нꙋ.
18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
31 Бг҃ъ мо́й, непоро́ченъ пꙋ́ть є҆гѡ̀: словеса̀ гдⷭ҇нѧ разжжє́на. Защи́титель є҆́сть всѣ́хъ ᲂу҆пова́ющихъ на него̀.
18:30 As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 Ꙗ҆́кѡ кто̀ бг҃ъ, ра́звѣ гдⷭ҇а; и҆лѝ кто̀ бг҃ъ, ра́звѣ бг҃а на́шегѡ;
18:31 For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,
33 Бг҃ъ препоѧсꙋ́ѧй мѧ̀ си́лою, и҆ положѝ непоро́ченъ пꙋ́ть мо́й:
18:32 the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
34 соверша́ѧй но́зѣ моѝ ꙗ҆́кѡ є҆ле́ни, и҆ на высо́кихъ поставлѧ́ѧй мѧ̀:
18:33 He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.
35 наꙋча́ѧй рꙋ́цѣ моѝ на бра́нь, и҆ положи́лъ є҆сѝ лꙋ́къ мѣ́дѧнъ мы̑шца моѧ̑:
18:34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 и҆ да́лъ мѝ є҆сѝ защище́нїе спⷭ҇нїѧ, и҆ десни́ца твоѧ̀ воспрїѧ́тъ мѧ̀: и҆ наказа́нїе твоѐ и҆спра́витъ мѧ̀ въ коне́цъ, и҆ наказа́нїе твоѐ то̀ мѧ̀ наꙋчи́тъ.
18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
37 Оу҆шири́лъ є҆сѝ стѡпы̀ моѧ̑ подо мно́ю, и҆ не и҆знемого́стѣ плеснѣ̑ моѝ.
18:36 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.
38 Поженꙋ̀ врагѝ моѧ̑, и҆ пости́гнꙋ ѧ҆̀, и҆ не возвращꙋ́сѧ, до́ндеже сконча́ютсѧ:
18:37 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.
39 ѡ҆скорблю̀ и҆̀хъ, и҆ не возмо́гꙋтъ ста́ти, падꙋ́тъ под̾ нога́ма мои́ма.
18:38 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
40 И҆ препоѧ́салъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ си́лою на бра́нь, спѧ́лъ є҆сѝ всѧ̑ востаю́щыѧ на мѧ̀ под̾ мѧ̀.
18:39 For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 И҆ врагѡ́въ мои́хъ да́лъ мѝ є҆сѝ хребе́тъ и҆ ненави́дѧщыѧ мѧ̀ потреби́лъ є҆сѝ.
18:40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 Воззва́ша, и҆ не бѣ̀ спаса́ѧй: ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ, и҆ не ᲂу҆слы́ша и҆́хъ.
18:41 They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
43 И҆ и҆стню̀ ѧ҆̀ ꙗ҆́кѡ пра́хъ пред̾ лице́мъ вѣ́тра, ꙗ҆́кѡ бре́нїе пꙋті́й погла́ждꙋ ѧ҆̀.
18:42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
44 И҆зба́виши мѧ̀ ѿ прерѣка́нїѧ люді́й: поста́виши мѧ̀ во главꙋ̀ ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ: лю́дїе, и҆́хже не вѣ́дѣхъ, рабо́таша мѝ,
18:43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45 въ слꙋ́хъ ᲂу҆́ха послꙋ́шаша мѧ̀. Сы́нове чꙋжді́и солга́ша мѝ,
18:44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
46 сы́нове чꙋжді́и ѡ҆бетша́ша и҆ ѡ҆хромо́ша ѿ сте́зь свои́хъ.
18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.
47 Жи́въ гдⷭ҇ь, и҆ блгⷭ҇ве́нъ бг҃ъ, и҆ да вознесе́тсѧ бг҃ъ спⷭ҇нїѧ моегѡ̀,
18:46 Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
48 бг҃ъ даѧ́й ѿмще́нїе мнѣ̀ и҆ покори́вый лю́ди под̾ мѧ̀,
18:47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
49 и҆зба́витель мо́й ѿ вра̑гъ мои́хъ гнѣвли́выхъ: ѿ востаю́щихъ на мѧ̀ вознесе́ши мѧ̀, ѿ мꙋ́жа непра́ведна и҆зба́виши мѧ̀.
18:48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
50 Сегѡ̀ ра́ди и҆сповѣ́мсѧ тебѣ̀ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ, гдⷭ҇и, и҆ и҆́мени твоемꙋ̀ пою̀:
18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
51 велича́ѧй спасє́нїѧ царє́ва и҆ творѧ́й млⷭ҇ть хрїстꙋ̀ своемꙋ̀ дв҃дꙋ и҆ сѣ́мени є҆гѡ̀ до вѣ́ка.
18:50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
Cross references (51)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in Slavonic.

  1. 1 2 Samuel 22:1–51; Colossians 1:11; 1 John 4:19; Isaiah 12:1–6; Philippians 4:13
  2. 2 2 Samuel 22:1–51; Colossians 1:11; 1 John 4:19; Isaiah 12:1–6; Philippians 4:13
  3. 3 Psalm 144:2; Psalm 62:7; Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 19:14; Psalm 91:2
  4. 4 Psalm 91:15; Luke 1:71; Romans 8:31–39; Psalm 62:8; 2 Samuel 22:4
  5. 5 Psalm 116:3; 2 Corinthians 1:9; Matthew 27:24–25; Mark 14:33–34; Psalm 22:12–13
  6. 6 Psalm 86:13; Psalm 88:15–17; Psalm 88:3–8; Acts 2:24; Ecclesiastes 9:12
  7. 7 Psalm 50:15; 2 Samuel 22:7; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 130:1–2; Psalm 120:1
  8. 8 Acts 4:31; Psalm 68:7–8; Ezekiel 38:19–20; Jeremiah 4:24; Acts 16:25–26
  9. 9 Psalm 21:9; Psalm 11:6; Nahum 1:5–6; Leviticus 10:2; Psalm 144:5–6
  10. 10 Psalm 144:5–15; Deuteronomy 33:26; 2 Peter 3:10; 2 Samuel 22:10; Deuteronomy 5:22–23
  11. 11 Psalm 104:3; 2 Samuel 22:11–12; Psalm 99:1; Ezekiel 10:20–22; Psalm 80:1
  12. 12 Deuteronomy 4:11; Psalm 97:2; Joel 2:2; Psalm 81:7; Psalm 91:1
  13. 13 Joshua 10:11; Revelation 16:21; Matthew 17:5; Exodus 9:23–24; Matthew 17:2
  14. 14 Psalm 104:7; 1 Samuel 7:10; Psalm 140:10; Psalm 29:3–4; Revelation 8:5
  15. 15 Psalm 144:6; Habakkuk 3:11; Numbers 24:8; Job 6:4; Joshua 10:10
  16. 16 Psalm 106:9; Exodus 15:8; Job 4:9; Psalm 76:6; Micah 6:2
  17. 17 2 Samuel 22:17; Psalm 144:7; Psalm 57:3; Jonah 2:5–6; Psalm 18:43
  18. 18 Hebrews 2:14–15; Job 16:9; Psalm 35:10; Psalm 142:6; Psalm 69:4–14
  19. 19 Obadiah 10–14; Psalm 46:11; Jeremiah 18:17; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 59:16
  20. 20 Psalm 118:5; Psalm 31:8; Psalm 18:36; Job 36:16; Psalm 40:2
  21. 21 Psalm 24:4; Matthew 6:4; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Psalm 58:11; Job 22:30
  22. 22 Psalm 119:102; Psalm 26:1; Acts 24:16; Psalm 17:4; 1 John 2:19
  23. 23 Psalm 119:13; Psalm 119:112; Psalm 119:30; Psalm 119:117; Psalm 119:128
  24. 24 Matthew 18:8–9; Matthew 5:29–30; Psalm 37:27; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Samuel 26:23
  25. 25 Matthew 10:41–42; Ruth 2:12; 1 Samuel 26:23; Hebrews 6:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7
  26. 26 Matthew 5:7; Psalm 62:12; Matthew 18:33–35; 1 Kings 8:32; Nehemiah 9:17
  27. 27 Proverbs 3:34; Leviticus 26:23–24; James 2:13; Leviticus 26:27–28; Psalm 109:17–19
  28. 28 Isaiah 66:2; Isaiah 57:15; James 2:5; 2 Samuel 22:28; Psalm 101:5
  29. 29 2 Samuel 22:29; Job 29:3; Isaiah 42:16; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79
  30. 30 2 Samuel 22:30; Ephesians 6:10–13; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Revelation 3:21; Colossians 2:15
  31. 31 Deuteronomy 32:4; Proverbs 30:5; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 84:11–12; Psalm 12:6
  32. 32 Deuteronomy 32:31; Psalm 86:8; Isaiah 45:5; 2 Samuel 22:32; Deuteronomy 32:39
  33. 33 Isaiah 45:5; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Samuel 22:33; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 91:2
  34. 34 Habakkuk 3:19; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 22:14
  35. 35 Psalm 144:1; Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 28:6; 2 Samuel 22:36
  36. 36 2 Samuel 22:36; James 3:17–18; Psalm 28:7; Galatians 5:22–23; 2 Corinthians 10:1
  37. 37 Proverbs 4:12; 2 Samuel 22:37; Job 36:16; Psalm 4:1; Luke 12:50
  38. 38 Isaiah 53:10–12; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 37:20; Psalm 9:3; Isaiah 63:1–6
  39. 39 Psalm 36:12; 2 Samuel 10:1–19; 2 Samuel 5:1–25; 2 Samuel 21:15–22; 2 Samuel 18:7–8
  40. 40 2 Samuel 22:40–41; Psalm 18:32; 1 Corinthians 15:25–28; Isaiah 45:14; Ephesians 1:22
  41. 41 Psalm 21:12; Psalm 94:23
  42. 42 Proverbs 1:28; Job 27:9; Isaiah 1:15; Psalm 50:22; Job 35:12–13
  43. 43 Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 41:15–16; Zechariah 10:5; 2 Kings 13:7; Isaiah 41:2
  44. 44 Isaiah 55:5; 2 Samuel 3:1; Isaiah 52:15; 1 Peter 2:10; 2 Samuel 19:9
  45. 45 Psalm 66:3; Psalm 81:15; 2 Samuel 22:44–46; Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 68:30
  46. 46 Micah 7:17; James 1:11; Revelation 6:16; Isaiah 24:4
  47. 47 2 Samuel 22:47; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 57:5; Revelation 1:18; John 14:19
  48. 48 Psalm 47:3; Romans 12:19; Psalm 144:2; Nahum 1:2; 2 Samuel 22:48
  49. 49 Psalm 140:11; Psalm 86:14; Psalm 140:4; Psalm 140:1; Psalm 59:1–2
  50. 50 Romans 15:9; 2 Samuel 22:50–51; Psalm 138:4; Psalm 108:1; Psalm 30:12
  51. 51 Psalm 144:10; Psalm 132:10; 2 Samuel 7:13; Psalm 89:3–4; Romans 11:29

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 18.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 18:28 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters XIII–XV)

    "For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and "of His fulness have all we received," for "that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;" for in Thee there is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  2. Quotes verse 18:11 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LVI)

    … a dark cloud;--as on Mount Sinai; for "Moses," it is said, "entered into the cloud, and into the thick darkness; and as a vapor, so went up the smoke;" and the prophet said, when speaking of His threatening, "Dark water in clouds of the air;" --so here, because it was His desire not to alarm, but to teach, it is …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 18:9 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    Another also of the Prophets said, He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 18:11 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Second Theological Oration)

    Therefore this darkness of the body has been placed between us and God, like the cloud of old between the Egyptians and the Hebrews; and this is perhaps what is meant by "He made darkness His secret place," namely our dulness, through which few can see even a little.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 18:28 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters VI–XI)

    … discovered their own darkness, dost Thou sufficiently disclose how noble Thou hast made the rational creature; to which nought which is inferior to Thee will suffice to yield a happy rest, and so not even herself. For Thou, O our God, shalt enlighten our darkness; from Thee are derived our garments of light, and then shall our darkness be as …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)