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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"The Lord hear Thee in the day of trouble" (ver. 1). The Lord hear Thee in the day in which Thou saidst, "Father glorify Thy Son." "The name of the God of Jacob protect Thee." For to Thee belongeth the younger people. Since "the elder shall serve the younger."
Thomas Aquinas
In the preceding Psalms he treated of liberation from persecution and gave thanks for the liberation; here, however, having been liberated, or standing in hope of liberation, he asks to be promoted to greater things. This Psalm, therefore, is divided into two parts. In the first part, a petition for exaltation is set forth. In the second, a promise is proposed, at "O Lord, in your strength," etc. Concerning the first, he does three things. First the petition is set forth. …
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