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Psalms 119:25

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"My soul cleaveth to the pavement: O quicken Thou me according to Thy word" (ver. 25). What meaneth, "My soul cleaveth to the pavement, O quicken Thou me according to Thy word"? ...If we look upon the whole world as one great house, we see that the heavens represent its vaulting, the earth therefore will be its pavement. …

Exposition on Psalm 119 ↗

Bonaventure

The sacraments of Scripture, which externally seem arid, are yet alive within. No other Scripture besides this one is able to give life. Hence, in the Psalm: "For the sake of Your promise, give me life."

Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 14 ↗