Holy Scripture
Wisdom of Solomon 11:26
A church father on this verse
“It is written, "Not a messenger or an angel but the Lord himself saved them." He forgave them, for no other reason than that he loved them. Indeed, it says "forgive," as with his own children, according to that verse that is referred to in another book, "You have compassion on all things, Lord, lover of souls, because…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
26But thou sparest all: for they are thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls.
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In context
24For thou lovest all the things that are, And abhorrest nothing which thou hast made: For never wouldest thou have made anything, if thou hadst hated it.
25And how could anything have endured, if it had not been thy will? Or been preserved, if not called by thee?
— Wisdom of Solomon 11:26 —