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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"For Christ is the end of the law to every one that believes." [Romans 10:4] "How long, O Lord, will You forget me unto the end?" [Psalm 13:1] that is, put me off as to spiritually understanding Christ, who is the Wisdom of God, and the true end of all the aim of the soul. "How long will You turn away Your face from me?" As God does not forget, so neither does He turn His face away: but Scripture speaks after our manner. …
Thomas Aquinas
In the preceding Psalm the Psalmist set forth the stratagems of his adversaries; here he asks a remedy against them from God. The title: "unto the end, a Psalm of David." This has been explained above. This Psalm is divided into three parts. In the first, a complaint is set forth; in the second, a petition, at "look upon me and hear me"; in the third, the hearing of the prayer, at "but I have trusted in your mercy." The complaint contains three things. …
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