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Athanasius of Alexandria, on Ps 39:7
Athanasius of Alexandria · c. A.D. 296–373
Ps 39:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:”
On this verse:
“Here the psalmist introduces the person of Christ, who says, By the will of the Father he came and completed the things that are written concerning him in the law and the prophets. And he declared his righteousness in a great church, which is in all peoples and is more excellent than that of the law.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.