Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

from them, and doubt their access to him, the psalmist also mentions that which was a symbol of God’s nearness to his people— Zion . This encouraged them to approach him with the freedom and unrestrained confidence of people who are invited to come to the embrace of a Father. By looking to the heavens, then, they were to discover the power of God; by looking to Zion, his dwelling place, they were to recognize his fatherly love.