John Cassian, on Ps 6:1

“Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave.”

“We have heard some people trying to excuse this most pernicious disease of the soul [anger] in such a way as to endeavor to extenuate it by a rather shocking way of interpreting Scripture: as they say that it is not injurious if we are angry with the brethren who do wrong, since, say they, God is said to rage and to be angry with those who either will not know him or, knowing him, spurn him, as here: "And the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people"; or where the prophet prays and says, "O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your displeasure"; not understanding that while they want to open to people an excuse for a most pestilent sin, they are ascribing to the divine Infinity and Fountain of all purity a taint of human passion.”

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