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Psalms 19:3

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"There is no speech nor language, in which their voices are not heard" [Psalm 19:3]. In which the voices of the Evangelists have not been heard, seeing that the Gospel was preached in every tongue.

Exposition on Psalm 19 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Likewise, secondly, teaching is impeded by the variety of languages; but this teaching is not impeded thereby, because "there are no speeches nor languages" -- that is, whatever those tongues or nations may be, they can be instructed in divine wisdom and power, and this whether through the heavens or through the apostles. But according to the truth it must be said that "there are no speeches," and so on, "whose words are not heard," because the voices, or preaching, or teaching of the apostles is heard by everyone. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗