Diodorus of Tarsus
Patristic
c. A.D. 330–394
“When you care for us, even if we are abandoned among those guilty of hostility and scheming, we emerge superior on account of the care of the Most High.”
From the early Church Fathers to now.
3 Patristic · 1 Jewish · 2 Catholic · 1 Reformed
“Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us: and keep us from this generation for ever.”
“When you care for us, even if we are abandoned among those guilty of hostility and scheming, we emerge superior on account of the care of the Most High.”
“"The ungodly walk in a circle round about" [Psalm 12:8]: that is, in the desire of things temporal, which revolves as a wheel in a repeated circle of seven days; and therefore they do not arrive at the eighth, that is, at eternity, for which this Psalm is entitled. So too it is said by Solomon, "For the wise king is the winnower of the ungodly, and he bringeth on them the wheel of the wicked.-After Thine height Thou hast multiplied the sons of men." For there is in temporal things too a multiplication, which turns away from the unity of God. Hence "the corruptible body weigheth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle presseth down the mind that museth upon many things." [Wisdom 9:15] But the righteous are multiplied "after the height of God," when "they shall go from strength to strength."”
“"The wicked walk in a circle" so that they are never able to arrive at the right path, since crooked paths are always associated with bad character.… For this reason, they are not able to attain the rest of the eighth day, for they are always turning backward like wheels.”
“shall guard them Those poor and needy people being pursued by this generation, who are informers.”
“"Therefore the wicked walk round about," so that they never reach the end of the journey they intend, namely to afflict others as they wish. Is. 59: "Their paths are crooked." And why? "Because according to your height you have multiplied the children of men"; because in my house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but wooden and earthen ones; and some indeed are sanctified unto honor, prepared for every good work. 2 Tim. 2. Or "round about," in the circuit of vices, "the wicked walk," not reaching the mean of virtue. 1 Sam. 25: "The soul of your enemies shall be whirled," etc.”
“This corrupt generation; or, both in this world and in the next. Hebrew, “preserve them;” the just, or thy words. (Calmet) — “And thou wilt keep him.” (Pagnin) — Protestants marginal note, i.e., “Every one of them.” St. Jerome reads, “us.” (Haydock)”
“The wicked roam undisturbed doing evil, when vileness and vile men are exalted. Next: Psalms Chapter 13”
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.