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Psalms 61:2

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Hearken, O God, to my supplication, give heed to my prayer" [Psalm 61:1]. Who says? He, as if One. See whether one: "From the ends of the earth to You I have cried, while my heart was being vexed" [Psalm 61:2]. Now therefore not one: but for this reason one, because Christ is One, of whom all we are the members. For what one man cries from the ends of the earth? …

Exposition on Psalm 61 ↗

Bede

We should note that this flood of temptations assails the church in three ways: "one is tempted, drawn on and lured by one's own desire," or is worn down by the depravity of false brothers or is assaulted by the more open snares of those outside [the church]. In another place the Lord calls these temptations "the gates of the lower world," and rightly so, for if victorious they drag us down to eternal destruction. …

Homilies on the Gospels 2:25 ↗