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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Desert Fathers
[Syncletica] also said, 'When the devil does not use the goad of poverty to tempt us, he uses wealth for the same purpose. When he cannot win by scorn and mockery, he tries praise and flattery. If he cannot win by giving health, he tries illness. If he cannot win by comfort, he tries to ruin the soul by vexations that lead us to act against our monastic vows. He inflicts severe sicknesses on people whom he wants to tempt and so makes them weak, and thereby shakes the love they feel towards God. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"When I called, the God of my righteousness heard me" [Psalm 4:1]. When I called, God heard me, the Psalmist says, of whom is my righteousness. "In tribulation You have enlarged me." You have led me from the straits of sadness into the broad ways of joy. …
Thomas Aquinas
In the preceding Psalm, David implored the help of God against tribulations by praying, and sensing that he was heard, he exhorts others to trust in God. And this Psalm expresses the affections of a man who, having experienced divine mercy and benefits and justice, exhorts others not to despair. …
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