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This volume presents the second half of Luther’s First Lectures on the Psalms. Written from 1513 to 1515, these lectures focus on Psalms 76 to 126. It was a challenging editorial task to assemble these lectures because they were not printed in Luther’s time—the only extant source is the photocopies of the Dresden manuscript of the scholia.

PSALM EIGHTY-TWO 5. They have not known nor understood, that is, they refused to know that He is Christ, the Lord of glory, and therefore they did not understand either. For unless one has knowledge or awareness of Christ, one does not have understanding of spiritual things. When Christ is not known, it is impossible to have any understanding in Scripture, since He is the Sun and the Truth in Scripture. Therefore “not knowing” is referred to Christ, and “not understanding” to the truth of faith.
Volume 11, Page 110