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Psalms 30:12

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"That my glory should sing unto Thee, and I should not be pricked" [Psalm 30:12]. That now, not my humiliation, but my glory should not lament, but should sing unto Thee, for that now out of humiliation Thou hast exalted me; and that I should not be pricked with the consciousness of sin, with the fear of death, with the fear of judgment. …

Exposition on Psalm 30 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, "That my glory may sing," the fruit of the hearing is set forth. The fruit is the glory of God; and that it may redound to the glory of God can be understood in two ways: either of the glory of the resurrection of Christ, or of the glory of the saints; hence he says, "My glory," given to me in the resurrection, or to be given to the saints in the fatherland, "may sing to you," that is, may be your praise: Jn. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗