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What the Fathers say

Psalms 22:23

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"You that fear the Lord, praise Him." "You that fear the Lord," seek not your own praise, but "praise Him." "All you seed of Jacob, magnify Him" [Psalm 22:23]. All you seed of him whom the elder shall serve, magnify Him.

Exposition on Psalm 22 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"You who." He treats each in turn. And first the first. Second, the second, at "Before you." In the first he sets forth the entire preaching of the new testament, how the name of the Lord is declared. And first he shows what people are led to in the new testament. Second, what is declared to them, at "For he has not despised." People are led to three things in the new testament: namely, to confession of the mouth, to seeking the glory of God, and to fearing God. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗