“That sword will be the "word of God living and more active than any double edged sword," here in the place of a straight sword, which is entrusted to my spirit for driving out the enemies.”
Eusebius of Caesarea, 4th c. — COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 17:13, 14
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13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
— Psalms 17:13 —
14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.