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Psalms 50:5

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Gather to Him His righteous" [Psalm 50:5]. The voice divine and prophetic, seeing future things as if present doth exhort the Angels gathering. For He shall send His Angels, and before Him shall be gathered all nations. Gather to Him His righteous. What righteous men save those that live of faith and do works of mercy? For those works are works of righteousness. Thou hast the Gospel: "Beware of doing your righteousness before men to be seen of them." And as if it were inquired, What righteousness? …

Exposition on Psalm 50 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

And with this the reading of Jerome agrees, which says, "Gather to me all my saints"; as if to say: for this purpose he calls, to present his saints. "Gather to him his saints." This is the office of the Angels, namely to gather the elect at the judgment. Mt. 24: "He shall send his Angels," etc. And this is the voice of the prophet Daniel to the Angels sent for ministry. For his saints are those who order the covenant above sacrifices. The word "above" is taken in two ways. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗