God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
How sweet all at once it was for me to be rid of those fruitless joys which I had once feared to lose!... You drove them from me, You who are the true, the sovereign joy. You drove them from me and took their place, you who are sweeter than all pleasure.
Augustine
Bible – Greek OT (Septuagint/LXX) 1 Peter Chapter 5:1-14.