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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Behold, the Eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear Him:" because if you seek salvation, behold, the love of the Lord is upon them that fear Him. "Upon them that hope in His mercy" [Psalm 33:18]: that hope not in their own strength, but in His mercy.
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, "Behold, the eyes of the Lord," the efficacy of divine mercy for saving is shown. And first he sets forth the mercy that saves. Second, the disposition of the saints conceived from this consideration, at "Our soul." Concerning the first he does three things. First, he shows divine mercy. Second, in whom divine mercy has its effect, at "Upon those who fear him." Third, what effect it has, at "That he may deliver." He says therefore, "Behold, the eyes of the Lord." For he suggests divine mercy by the regard of God. …
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