“"So I will play music to Thy name, that I may render my vows from day unto day" [Psalm 61:8]. If thou playest music to the name of God, play not for a time. Wilt thou for ever play? wilt thou for everlasting play? Render to Him thy vows from day unto day. What is, render to Him thy vows from day unto day? From this da…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 61
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8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
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6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.