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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...

of the glory of God.17 But those whom he called, he has also justified; and those whom he has justified, these he has also glorified.18 Because, therefore, the calling does not derive from our merits but from God’s kindness and mercy, the psalmist added the following statement: Lord, you have encompassed us as with the shield of your good will. God’s good will precedes our good will, in order that he may call sinners to repentance. And these are the weapons which overcome that enemy against whom
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