Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

Chapter 6: Psalms 102–119:32

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vigor of the mind. There are other arts of such a nature that, even when the processes of creation cease, the result remains visible. As an example of this we have buildings or woven material which, even when the craftsperson is silent, still exhibit skill, so that testimony is presented of the artist’s own work. In a similar way, this work is a distinctive mark of divine majesty from which the wisdom of God is made manifest. When he sees this, raising the eyes of his mind at the same time to invisible things, the psalmist says: How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all (v. 24).