Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

further, “On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night” (Ps 63:6). Then, advancing in boldness, they say, “May . . . this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight” (Ps 19:14). And what is the reward of such a person? The psalmist adds immediately, “LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer” (Ps 19:14). For those who examine themselves in this way and bring the desires of their hearts into agreement with the Lord, nothing truly bad can happen. Indeed, their hearts are strengthened by confidence in the Lord, as it is written, “Those who trust in the LORD shall be as Mount Zion: those who live in Jerusalem shall never be moved” (Ps 125:1, LXX).