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Psalms 9:2

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"I will be glad and exult in Thee" (ver. 2). Not any more in this world, not in pleasure of bodily dalliance, not in relish of palate and tongue, not in sweetness of perfumes, not in joyousness of passing sounds, not in the variously coloured forms of figure, not in vanities of men's praise, not in wedlock and perishable offspring, not in superfluity of temporal wealth, not in this world's getting, whether it extend over place and space, or be prolonged in time's succession: but, "I will be glad and exult in Thee," namely, in the …

Exposition on Psalm 9 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"I will be glad." Here he gives thanks as regards the heart. Some narrate their goods to others and rejoice in themselves, like sinners. Lk. 18, of the Pharisee who said: "I thank you that I am not," etc. But this man rejoices in God always. Sir. 35: "In every gift show a cheerful countenance, and sanctify your tithes with joy." "I will be glad," inwardly in the heart, "and rejoice in you," leaping to outward joy. Hab. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗