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As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus...

mountains of God, so by his judgments those who sink to the basest of sins are plunged into the depths. Let the mountains be a delightful sight to you on the one hand; but on the other steer clear of that gulf, and turn instead to the truth that my help is from the Lord. Why will you get that help? Because you have lifted your eyes to the mountains. What does that mean? Well, I will put it in plain English.20 In Christ’s Church you find the abyss, and you also find the mountains. You find there rather
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