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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Hear my voice, O Lord, wherewith I have cried unto You" [Psalm 27:7]. Hear, Lord, my interior voice, which with a strong intention I have addressed to Your ears. "Have mercy upon me, and hear me." Have mercy upon me, and hear me therein.
Thomas Aquinas
"Hear." Above, the Psalmist presented his desire; here he bursts forth to seek the thing desired. And concerning this he does three things. First, he asks to be heard. Second, he proposes the petition, at "My heart has said to you." Third, he shows the confidence he has of being heard, at "I believe I shall see the good things of the Lord." In order that he may be heard, therefore, he brings forward two reasons. One from his own devotion. The other from his misery. Devotion is the cause by which one is heard by God. …
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