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What the Fathers say

Psalms 33:13

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"The Lord looks from Heaven; He beholds all the sons of men" [Psalm 33:13]. From the souls of the righteous, the Lord looks mercifully upon all who would rise to newness of life.

Exposition on Psalm 33 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, "From heaven," he proves their dignity through the examination of divine judgment. And concerning this he does three things. First, he sets forth the certainty of divine judgment. Second, he adds the vanity of human prosperity, at "The king is not saved." Third, the efficacy of grace in the saints, at "Behold, the eyes of the Lord." Concerning the first he does two things. First, he considers the certainty of divine judgment from its height; second, from its causality. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗