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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...

1 1. The title of this psalm does not seem, at first sight, to require elaborate explanation, for it looks simple and free from difficulty. It runs, To the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. Now in many other psalms we have remarked on the meaning of to the end, pointing out that Christ is the end of the law, bringing justification to everyone who believes (Rom 10:4). He is the “end” as one who brings
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