Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsPsalms 11

The impious walk round about.

S. Augustine expoundeth this of worldly men desiring temporal things ^[1], signified by the seven days, wherein this whole life is turned about, as in a wheel, not providing for the eighth day, which is eternity, after the day of Judgement. In another place he sheweth also ^[2], that this sentence agreeth aptly to the Platonists, who taught that this world never endeth, but passeth & returneth round about, in a revolution of many years ^[3]; so that all things should happen again even as they did before, contrary to this, and many other Scriptures, affirming that God will preserve the just, and keep them from this generation for ever. Whereas the reprobate, who set their whole mind on temporal things, or expect a revolution of all, shall eternally walk without the kingdom of heaven, & never enter in; though some may call with the foolish virgins, saith S. Jerome (or some other learned author) upon this place: Lord Lord, open (the door) to us. But he will answer: that I know you not. Mat. 25.

• 1 Temporal desires hinder the entrance into heaven.
• 2 li. 12. c. 11. civ.
• 3 Platonists' error.