ARGUMENT

ARG. THOMAS. That CHRIST guards the just in their various temptations by the intervention of Angels. The voice of some righteous1 man. The voice of the Church assembling her congregation for a fast. A prayer also at the Altar. A prayer of faith. For a fast.

VEN. BEDE. (After explaining the title from S. Augustine.) The whole Psalm is alphabetic, with the exception of the sixth letter. In the first part, the Prophet resolves to bless GOD, admonishing the gentle that, in company with himself, they persevere in His praise. In the second, in order to bring to pass the conversion of the faithful, he dwelleth on the rewards that follow after this life. In the third he warns them, as if they were his children, from what sins they ought to abstain. The fourth teaches that the righteous shall be delivered out of all his troubles, while the wicked shall suffer the punishment they have deserved.

SYRIAC PSALTER. A Psalm of David, when he went to the house of the LORD, and gave the first-fruits to the Priests.