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Psalms 50:15

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"And call thou upon Me in the day of your tribulation: and I will draw you forth, and you shall glorify Me" [Psalm 50:15]. For thou oughtest not to rely on your powers, all your aids are deceitful. "Upon Me call thou in the day of tribulation: I will draw you forth, and you shall glorify Me." For to this end I have allowed the day of tribulation to come to you: because perchance if you were not troubled, you would not call on Me: but when you are troubled, you call on Me; when you call upon Me, I will draw you forth; when I shall …

Exposition on Psalm 50 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"And call upon me." Here the Lord sets forth what he will give in return to those who worship him. And first he shows what the saints suffer. Second, what they do in tribulations. Third, what they receive from God. Fourth, what they render to God in return. He says, therefore, that by the fact that someone pays his vows, he is nevertheless afflicted. Ps. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗