Fathers

Loading…

What the Fathers say

Psalms 104:13

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Watering the mountains from the higher places" [Psalm 104:13]. Now if a Gentile uncircumcised man comes to us, about to believe in Christ, we give him baptism, and do not call him back to those works of the Law. And if a Jew asks us why we do that, we sound from the rock, we say, This Peter did, this Paul did: from the midst of the rocks we give our voice. But that rock, Peter himself, that great mountain, when he prayed and saw that vision, was watered from above. …

Exposition on Psalm 104 ↗

Jerome

From the fruit of your works the earth shall be filled. In another sense: from all your benefits the earth shall be filled. In another sense: from your works, that is, your apostles, many have been filled.

Homily 30, on Psalm 103 ↗