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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Deliver My soul from the ungodly." Deliver My soul, by restoring Me after the death, which the ungodly have inflicted on Me. "Thy weapon: from the enemies of Thine hand" (ver. 14). For My soul is Thy weapon, which Thy hand, that is, Thy eternal Power, hath taken to subdue thereby the kingdoms of iniquity, and divide the righteous from the ungodly. This weapon then "deliver from the enemies of Thine hand," that is of Thy Power that is from Mine enemies. …
Thomas Aquinas
He says, "Your sword, from the enemies of your hand" -- supply "rescue": Ps. 68: "Attend to my soul and deliver it." Or "rescue your sword from the enemies," that is, take away the blade and the power that they have from you: Wis. 6: "Power has been given to you by God." And the will that they have of themselves: Zech. 13: "Sword, arise against my shepherd." Or "trip them up" in their frustration, "and rescue my soul from the enemies of your hand," that is, of Christ, your Son; for the Son is called the hand of the Father: Deut. …
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