Fathers

Psalms 4

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Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

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Psalms 4:7

Eastern Fathers

Cosmas Indicopleustes

And elsewhere he thus speaks concerning our most necessary food, which the summer tropic perfects, and continues to give us for three months successively: They have been increased with their corn and wine and oil —here again in a remarkable way, in the giving of thanks, observing the order in nature and mentioning first corn, then wine, and thirdly oil, in accordance with the order, in which by the blessing of God, they are produced during the three summer months, by the agency of the rational orders, namely, angels and men

The Christian Topography, Book 8 ↗

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

[Psalm 4:7] "You have put gladness into my heart." Gladness then is not to be sought without by them, who, being still heavy in heart, "love vanity, and seek a lie;" but within, where the light of God's countenance is stamped. For Christ dwells in the inner man, [Ephesians 3:16-17] as the Apostle says; for to Him does it appertain to see truth, since He has said, "I am the truth." [John 14:6] And again, when He spoke in the Apostle, saying, "Would you receive a proof of Christ, who speaks in me?" [2 Corinthians 13:3] He spoke not of …

Exposition on Psalm 4 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, "You have given," he sets forth his preeminence over those sinners in goods: as if they were saying to him, you exhort us regarding your benefits, but we have everything; therefore he compares temporal things with spiritual things. And first he sets forth the spiritual; second the temporal, at "From the fruit," etc. Third the preeminence of spiritual things, at "In peace," etc. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗