Augustine of Hippo

"What should I do then?" Hear what thou shouldest do. "Submit thee to the Lord, and entreat Him." Be this thy life, to obey His commandments. For this is to submit thee to Him; and to entreat Him until He give thee what He hath promised. Let good works "continue;" let prayer "continue." For "men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Wherein dost thou show that thou art "submitted to Him"? In doing what He hath commanded. But haply thou dost not receive thy wages as yet, because as yet thou art not able. …

Exposition on Psalm 37 ↗

Ambrose of Milan

Be subject to the Lord and beseech Him. Not only should you be subject to God, but also beseech the Lord, so that you can fulfill your desire for submission, as it also says above: Reveal your way to the Lord and hope in Him. It is not only fitting to reveal your way; but also to hope in the Lord. However, submission should not be abject, lowly, but glorious and exalted; for he is subject to God who does the will of the Lord. Finally, who is ignorant that the wisdom of the mind is superior to the wisdom of the flesh? …

Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"Do not be envious." Above he set forth two reasons why one should not be envious nor zealous over sinners: and one was on the part of the sinners, whose happiness is brief; the other was on the part of the good, because better things are promised to them. Here, however, he explains in particular. And first, what pertains to the first; second, what pertains to the excellence of the just -- yet both are intermingled, at "A little is better." Regarding the first, he does two things. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗