Tribulations And Relief

Εν θλίψει ἐπλάτυνὰς με. Παυλος γ' οὖν ἤκουσεν· Ἀρκεῖ σοι ἡ χάρις μου· ἡ γὰρ δύναμις μου ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελειοῦται. Καὶ οἱ διελάσαντες δὲ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τοὺς βρόχους, καὶ οἱ ἐν πίστει τελειωθέντες καὶ θλίψεις ὑπὲρ Χριστου καὶ αἰκίας ἀναδεξάμενοι τοῖς ἄνωθεν ἐντρυφήσουσιν ἀγαθοῖς. Ἅγιος Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας, Εἰς Τους Ψαλμους, Ψαλμός Δ' Source: Migne PG 69.733,755

In tribulation you brought me relief. 1 And indeed then Paul heard, 'Let my grace be enough for you; for my power is perfected in weakness.' 2 And those who thrust through the snares of sin, and those who have a perfected faith, bear tribulations for Christ and grief in the enjoyment of heavenly goods. Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Psalms, from Psalm 4  1 Ps 4.2  2 2 Cor 12.9