1 Kings 22:19

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Ver. 19. Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord.] Hear something more than yet thou hast heard. So when Jehoiakim had cut Jeremiah's roll with a pen knife, and cast it into the fire, Baruch, by the prophet's appointment, wrote a new copy, and added besides thereunto many like words. Jer 36:23

I saw the Lord sitting on his throne.] See 1 Kings 22:10. So when Moses had seen God at the burning bush, how little cared he for Pharaoh's frowns and threats!

On his right hand, and on his left.] We should in this sort represent God to our minds in the entrance of our prayers; Omnino oportet nos orationis tempore curiam intrare caelestem, in qua Rex regum stellato sedet solio, circundante innumerabili, et ineffabili beatorum spirituum exercitu. Quanta ergo cum reverentia, quanto timore, &c. a

a Bernard.