Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

Psalm 46 with Gertrude the Great – Delighting in God Come and see what the LORD has done (v. 8). At this point, arouse your soul to delight in God: O my soul, now lift your eyes; look upon and regard the might of your king, the grace of your God, [and] the charity of your salvation to which you have come near. Be at leisure now; taste and see how dulcet 1 and how remarkable is the spouse whom you have chosen above thousands. See what and how great is that glory for which you have condemned the world. See what that good is like for which you have waited. See what the homeland is like for which you have sighed. See what the prize is like for which you have labored. ——— See who your God is, what he is like and how great he is, whom you have cherished, whom you have adored and for whom you have always wished. O God of my life, I do not know how I may worthily praise you or with what I may reward you, my beloved, for all the good with which you have rewarded me. Consequently, I offer you in me, and me in you, my cherished Jesus, as a burnt offering of praise to you. I have nothing further. This itself that I am and live in you, this I give to you totally.

1 Dulcet – sweet