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What the Fathers say

Psalms 37:34

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Wait on the Lord" (ver. 34). And while I am waiting upon Him, what am I to do?-"and keep His ways." And if I keep them, what am I to receive? "And He shall exalt thee to inherit the land." "What land"? Once more let not any estate suggest itself to your mind:-the land of which it is said, "Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." What of those who have troubled us, in the midst of whom we have groaned, whose scandals we have patiently endured, for whom, while they were …

Exposition on Psalm 37 ↗

Ambrose of Milan

Therefore, wait either for a helper or for the Lord as a reward: And keep His ways; that is, to wait and to keep the commandments of the one whom you think you need to wait for. Even if you are worn out, even if you are troubled, even if you lose strength due to sickness, still wait for the Lord, and your hope will not be in vain. The Lord will come and exalt you, that you may possess the land as an inheritance. …

Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"Wait." The Psalmist has said much in the foregoing to commend the just and to bring down the wicked; and he has directed all of this to the end that we may follow justice and turn away from evil. Here, however, he introduces an exhortation to justice. Justice is observed in two areas: namely, in those things that concern God, and in those that concern one's neighbor. Regarding this he does three things. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗