Psalm 40:1
Douay-Rheims
Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Cyprian
[One] will not be able to merit the mercy of God who himself has not been merciful, nor will [one] gain any request from the divine love by his prayers who has not been humane toward the prayer of the poor.
Source details
A.D. 258 · on Ps 41:1 (Treatise VIII. On Works and Alms 5)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.