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Œuvres Augustin d'Hippone (354-430) Enarrationes in psalmos (CCEL) Expositions on the Book of Psalms
Psalm IV.

1.

"Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." 1 For this "end" signifies perfection, not consumption. Now it may be a question, whether every Song be a Psalm, or rather every Psalm a Song; whether there are some Songs which cannot be called Psalms, and some Psalms which cannot be called Songs. But the Scripture must be attended to, if haply "Song" do not denote a joyful theme. But those are called Psalms which are sung to the Psaltery; which the history as a high mystery declares the Prophet David to have used. 2 Of which matter this is not the place to discourse; for it requires prolonged inquiry, and much discussion. Now meanwhile we must look either for the words of the Lord Man 3 after the Resurrection, or of man in the Church believing and hoping on Him.


  1. Rom. x. 4. ↩

  2. 1 Chron. xiii. 8 and xvi. 5. ↩

  3. [Here again, and in all cases (verba Dominici hominis), this phrase must be regarded as retracted. "Ubicunque hoc dixi, dixisse me nollem," says the great bishop, ed. Migne, vol. i. p. 617. But, as here rendered, it is correct.--C.] ↩

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