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What the Fathers say

Psalms 63:2

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"My soul hath thirsted for Thee" (ver. 2). Behold that desert of Idumaea. See how here he thirsteth: but see what good thing is here, "Hath thirsted for Thee." For there are they that thirst, but not for God. For every one that willeth anything to be granted to him, is in the heat of longing; the longing itself is the thirst of the soul. …

Exposition on Psalm 63 ↗