Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

Chapter 7: Psalms 119:33–130

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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (v. 6). David now exhorts all serious worshippers of God to pray for the prosperity of the holy city. In order to stir them up to do this, he promises that the divine blessing will descend upon them. The reason why he was so deeply concerned about the prosperity of Jerusalem was because the welfare of the whole Church was inseparably connected with that kingdom and priesthood. Now each of us would perish miserably if the whole Church was ruined, so it is not surprising to find David urging all the children of God to cultivate this diligent concern for the Church. Let us always begin our prayers by pleading that the Lord would be pleased to preserve this sacred community.