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Psalms 18:30

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"My God, His way is undefiled" [Psalm 18:30]. My God comes not unto men, except they shall have purified the way of faith, whereby He may come to them; for that "His way is undefiled." "The words of the Lord have been proved by fire." The words of the Lord are tried by the fire of tribulation. "He is the Protector of them that hope in Him." And all that hope not in themselves, but in Him, are not consumed by that same tribulation. For hope follows faith.

Exposition on Psalm 18 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

There follows, "God." Above he commemorated in general the benefits he expects from God in the future, namely "in you I shall be delivered," etc.; here he pursues them in particular. And it should be noted that he speaks in the manner of one who has adversity and adversaries from whom he hopes for victory; in which there is a threefold degree. First, that he may pursue his fleeing adversaries and destroy them as captives. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗