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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Clement of Alexandria
Those who are wild in respect of faith and polluted in life, not purified by the righteousness that is according to the law, are called wild beasts. But changed from wild beasts by the faith of the Lord, they become people of God, advancing from the wish to change to the fact. For some the Lord exhorts, and to those who have already made the attempt he stretches forth his hand and draws them up. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Sion" [Psalm 9:11], is said to them, whom the Lord forsakes not as they seek Him. He dwells in Sion, which is interpreted watching, and which bears the likeness of the Church that now is; as Jerusalem bears the likeness of the Church that is to come, that is, the city of Saints already enjoying life angelical; for Jerusalem is by interpretation the vision of peace. Now watching goes before vision, as this Church goes before that one which is promised, the city immortal and eternal. …
Thomas Aquinas
Third, he leads to the second fruit, namely to joy. "Sing psalms to the Lord who dwells in Zion." The Lord is said to dwell in a place not corporally: 2 Sam. 6: David placed the ark in Zion; but according to truth he dwells in the Church. Zion is interpreted as "watchtower," and in the Church we contemplate eternal things. To this Lord, therefore, we ought to sing psalms, that is, to rejoice in heart and mouth and deeds, for benefits given.
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