Holy Scripture
Psalms 60:4
A church father on this verse
“Wherefore this? "You have given to men fearing You, a sign that they should flee from the face of the bow" [Psalm 60:4]. Through tribulations temporal, he says, You have signified to Your own to flee from the wrath of fire everlasting. For, says the Apostle Peter, "Time it is that Judgment begin with the House of God.…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4because thou wert my hope, A tower of strength from the face of the enemy.
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2O God, hearken to my petition; Attend to my prayer.
3From the ends of the earth have I cried to thee, When my heart was in trouble: Thou liftedst me up on a rock, Thou didst guide me:
— Psalms 60:4 —
5I will dwell in thy tabernacle forever; I will shelter myself under the shadow of thy wings. Pause.
6For thou, O God, hast heard my prayers; Thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.