John Chrysostom, on Ps 47:8

“With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.”

“So what did he hear, and what did he see? That the grace of God renders the city stronger and intact. This, in fact, is its foundation, this its strength, this makes it impregnable—not human aid and help, or the power of weapons or towers and ramparts. What instead? God rules it as his own. This most of all it was, in fact, that they should have been taught, and towards this the inspired author constantly urges them.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.