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Psalms 22:30

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"And My Soul shall live to Him." And My Soul, which in the contempt of this world seems to men as it were to die, shall live, not to itself, but to Him. "And My seed shall serve Him" [Psalm 22:30]. And My deeds, or they who through Me believe in Him, shall serve Him.

Exposition on Psalm 22 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"And my soul." Here the effect with respect to the spiritual is set forth. The soul of Christ comprises those in whom the Holy Spirit rests, namely the spiritual, who relate to God in two ways. First, with respect to the heart, because they live for him, namely for God or for Christ: Gal. 2: "I live," etc. 2 Cor. 5: "Those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them." Second, with respect to works: "And my seed." The good seed are the children of the kingdom. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗