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Psalms 24:5

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"This man shall receive blessing from the Lord, and mercy from the God of his salvation" [Psalm 24:5].

Exposition on Psalm 24 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"He shall receive." Here the reward is set forth. The reward consists in two things: namely, in the attainment of goods: "He shall receive a blessing," that is, good things from God: Prov. 10: "The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just": 1 Pet. 3: "For unto this were you called, that you might possess a blessing as your inheritance." Likewise, in liberation from evils: hence he says, "And mercy from God his savior," who delivers from misery. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗