Holy Scripture

Psalms 36:9

A church father on this verse
“What other light of God can we speak of, in which a person sees light, except God's spiritual power, which when it lightens a person causes him either to see clearly the truth of all things or to know God, who is called the truth? Such then is the meaning of the saying, "In your light shall we see light"; that is, in…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 1:1.1

Source: Septuagint

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9For evildoers shall be destroyed: But they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

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7Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: Fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, At the man that does unlawful deeds.

8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself so as to do evil.

— Psalms 36:9 —

10And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, And thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

11But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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