Basil of Caesarea, on Ps 33:17

“But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.”

“The cry of the just is a spiritual one, having its loudness in the secret recess of the heart, able to reach even to the ears of God.… They sought after nothing petty, nothing earthly, nothing lowly. For this reason the Lord received their voice, and he delivered them from all their tribulations, not so much freeing them from their troubles as making them victorious over the circumstances.”

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