“Do not flee what you do not need to flee, and do not have recourse to him to whom it is unnecessary. But one thing you must flee: sin; and one refuge from evil must be sought: God. Do not trust in princes; do not be exalted in the uncertainty of wealth; do not be proud of bodily strength; do not pursue the splendor of…”
Basil of Caesarea, 4th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 18:1-2 (PS 46)
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1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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— Psalms 46:1 —
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.