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What the Fathers say

Psalms 19:14

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"And the words of my mouth shall be pleasing, and the meditation of my heart is always in Your sight." The meditation of my heart is not after the vain glory of pleasing men, for now there is pride no more, but in Your sight always, who regardest a pure conscience.

Exposition on Psalm 19 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then he sets forth what pertains to perfection in good. And first, of the mouth; hence he says, "And the words of my mouth shall be such as to please." As long as a man is in sins, his words do not please God: Sir. 15: "Praise is not fitting in the mouth of a sinner": Ps. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗