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Psalms 33:14

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"From His prepared habitation:" from His habitation of assumed Humanity, which He prepared for Himself. "He looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth" [Psalm 33:14]: He looks mercifully upon all who live in the flesh, that He may be over them in ruling them.

Exposition on Psalm 33 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, "From his prepared dwelling place," he removes the doubt. For some believed that God dwells in the heavens as though in remote parts he would not know human affairs: Job 22: "He walks about the poles of heaven and does not consider our affairs." The Psalmist excludes this, saying, "From his prepared dwelling place"; as if to say, no one would prepare a place for himself so as to hinder himself. It would be different if another had prepared it. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗