St. Augustine of Hippo:  Expositions of the Psalms

St. Augustine of Hippo: Expositions of the Psalms

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St. Augustine of Hippo: Expositions of the Psalms episodes

  • "lost your coat"

    If someone stole a coat you love, how would you respond?  St. Augustine ponders verse 7 of Psalm 57 that says enemies dug a pit in front of me, but fell into it themselves.  

    7 min
  • "keep your saltiness"

    How can we experience humility for the greatest value to God?  St. Augustine ponders being brought low in the valley of salt in his exposition of the title of Psalm 60.

    5 min
  • "[chaste fear] springs from love"

    Psalm 128 verse 1 says, Blessed are you who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways."  St. Augustine ponders several types of fear of the Lord in his exposition of this line.  Which do you think he will advise?

    9 min
  • "mercy made perfect"

    St. Augustine expounds on verse 6 in Psalm 103 that says, The Lord it is who exercises mercy, and gives judgment for those who are injured.  What do you think the scope of mercy is, in Augustine's view, to be perfect?

    7 min
  • "if love itself is not loved"

    The commandment, love God and love your neighbor as you love yourself, is what Augustine ponders in this exposition of two verses of Psalm 119; what do you think Augustine says about how to love yourself?

    9 min

About St. Augustine of Hippo: Expositions of the Psalms

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This podcast presents themes from Expositions of the Psalms, the last work of Augustine that is what Michael Fiedrowicz says is his “mature theology.”  This set of six volumes is not…