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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"And You have given me the defence of my salvation, and Your right hand has held me up" [Psalm 18:35]. And the favour of Your grace has held me up. "And Your discipline has directed me to the end." And Your correction, not suffering me to wander from the way, has directed me that whatsoever I do, I refer to that end, whereby I may cleave to You. "And this Your discipline, it shall teach me." And that same correction of Yours shall teach me to attain to that, whereunto it has directed me.
Thomas Aquinas
"And you have given." Here he shows how the aforesaid things given to him are preserved by God outwardly; hence he says, "you girded me with strength," and yet "he protects me; and you have given me the shield of your salvation," that is, you have protected me for salvation, because the aforesaid things do not suffice unless the protection of God is present. Ps. 63: "You have protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant," etc. "And your right hand has upheld me," that is, the favor of your grace strengthened me in battle. …
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