Thomas Aquinas, on Ps 11:5

“Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?”

“"Because of." Here, third, he sets forth the hearing of the prayer. And first he sets it forth; second, he establishes its certainty, at "the words of the Lord"; third, he sets forth his own belief, at "you, O Lord." He says therefore, "because of the misery," that is, the manifold need, "of the needy," that is, of those lacking resources, "and the groaning," that is, the sighs, "of the poor," that is, of those who have little. Ps. 9: "The poor man has been left to you." Ex. 2: "He heard their groaning and remembered His covenant." "Now I will arise, says the Lord." "Now," at the opportune time. Ps. 9: "A helper in due time, in tribulation." Is. 49: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you." "I will set in your salvation," that is, I will place; "I will act confidently in it," that is, I will be in it. Jer. 1: "Do not be afraid before their face, because I am with you." Is. 14: "The Lord of hosts has decreed, and who can annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?" Jer. 1: "They shall fight against you, and they shall not prevail, because I am with you to deliver you." And Jer. 39: "Your soul shall be saved, because you have put your trust in me, says the Lord."”

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