Enarrationes in Psalmos
Augustine's extensive homiletic commentary on all 150 Psalms.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights
— Cited (on Psalm 94) on stars teaching patience: Saints endure insults as luminaries endure mockery
"Hence the stars teach us patience, says St. Augustine on Psalm 94."
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Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights
— Cited (same Psalm 94 passage) on Saints fixed in heaven like stars, undisturbed by evils on earth
"Third, the stars teach loftiness and immovability of mind in the midst of so many adversities and injuries, so that like stars they look down upon all things, both evil and good, that happen in the world."
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited (on Psalm 148) on God's wisdom in arranging even the smallest creatures
"St. Augustine, in the Exposition on Psalm 148"