Psalm 96:1 Douay-Rheims

A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Augustine of Hippo

A.D. 354–430 Patristic

Just as a door leads into a house, so does the title of a psalm lead into understanding. It is thus prefaced: When the house was being built after the captivity. You ask what house; the psalm already indicates to you: Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord, all the earth. Behold what house this is. When the whole earth sings a new song, it is the house of God. It is built by singing, founded by believing, raised by hoping, perfected by loving. Therefore, it is now being built, but it will be dedicated at the end of the age. Let the living stones gather to the new song, gather and be fitted together into the structure of the temple of God. Let them recognize the Savior, let them receive the inhabitant.

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A.D. 430 · on Ps 96:1 (SERMON 27:1)

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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