John Chrysostom, on Ps 16:8

“From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings.”

“The written words say that God has wings.… But we will not on that account say that God's spiritual and indestructible essence is winged.… What, then, are we to understand by the wings? The help, security, shelter, defense and unconquerable aid that God gives us.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.