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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...

induce him to crucify his carnal urges and desires? His prayer then would mean, “Bring the fear of you to perfection in me, though I already do fear your judgments.” But there is another, deeper sense which we must tease out by searching the heart of this scriptural passage, insofar as God enables us. Pierce my flesh with fear of you; for I have been fearful of your judgments, prays the psalmist. This is what he means: “Let my carnal desires be curbed by that chaste fear of you which abides for
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