Book, Chapter
1 1, 1-1 | 1.1.1 Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be
2 1, 2-2 | earth? is there, indeed, O Lord my God, aught in me
3 1, 2-2 | there. I could not be then, O my God, could not be at
4 1, 5-5 | mercies' sake, tell me, O Lord my God, what Thou art
5 1, 5-6 | shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall abide it? ~ ~
6 1, 6-7 | me. For what would I say, O Lord my God, but that I
7 1, 6-7 | through them; for from Thee, O God, are all good things,
8 1, 6-9 | before that life again, O God my joy, was I any where
9 1, 6-10 | into us, save from thee, O Lord, in whom essence and
10 1, 7-11 | 1.7.11 Hear, O God. Alas, for man's sin!
11 1, 7-12 | 1.7.12 Thou, then, O Lord my God, who gavest
12 1, 7-12 | where, I beseech Thee, O my God, where, Lord, or
13 1, 9-14 | 1.9.14 O God my God, what miseries
14 1, 9-15 | of us. For we wanted not, O Lord, memory or capacity,
15 1, 10-16| And yet, I sinned herein, O Lord God, the Creator and
16 1, 10-16| of sin the Disposer only, O Lord my God, I sinned in
17 1, 13-20| these things, far from Thee, O God my life. ~ ~
18 1, 13-21| for want of love to Thee, O God. Thou light of my heart,
19 1, 14-23| freedom, through Thy laws, O my God, Thy laws, from the
20 1, 15-24| even unto the end. For lo, O Lord, my King and my God,
21 1, 16-26| whom we may appeal. Yet, O my God (in whose presence
22 1, 17-27| character. What is it to me, O my true life, my God, that
23 1, 18-28| went out from Thy presence, O my God, when men were set
24 1, 18-29| 1.18.29 Behold, O Lord God, yea, behold patiently
25 1, 18-29| How deep are Thy ways, O God, Thou only great, that
26 2, 1-1 | but that I may love Thee, O my God. For love of Thy
27 2, 2-2 | Thou heldest Thy peace, O Thou my tardy joy! Thou
28 2, 2-3 | as Thy law prescribes, O Lord: who this way formest
29 2, 2-4 | discover, save in Thee, O Lord, who teachest by sorrow,
30 2, 3-5 | barren I were to Thy culture, O God, who art the only true
31 2, 3-7 | Thou heldest Thy peace, O my God, while I wandered
32 2, 3-8 | mist, intercepting from me, O my God, the brightness of
33 2, 4-9 | is punished by Thy law, O Lord, and the law written
34 2, 4-9 | misliked. Behold my heart, O God, behold my heart, which
35 2, 1 | may not depart from Thee, O Lord, nor decline from Thy
36 2, 6-12 | it was the sin. And now, O Lord my God, I enquire what
37 2, 1 | and obtaining a shadow. O rottenness, O monstrousness
38 2, 1 | a shadow. O rottenness, O monstrousness of life, and
39 2, 7-15 | them? I will love Thee, O Lord, and thank Thee, and
40 2, 9-17 | do it, nor had I done it. O friendship too unfriendly!
41 2, 10-18| it. But Thee I long for, O Righteousness and Innocency,
42 2, 10-18| from Thee, and I wandered, O my God, too much astray
43 3, 2-3 | But beware of uncleanness, O my soul, under the guardianship
44 3, 2-3 | loved. For thus dost Thou, O Lord God, who lovest souls
45 3, 2-4 | being such, was it life, O my God? ~ ~
46 3, 3-5 | though nothing to my fault, O Thou my exceeding mercy,
47 3, 4-7 | turned my prayers to Thyself O Lord; and made me have other
48 3, 4-8 | since at that time (Thou, O light of my heart, knowest)
49 3, 4-8 | according to Thy mercy, O Lord, this name of my Saviour
50 3, 6-10 | of all things beautiful. O Truth, Truth, how inwardly
51 3, 8-16 | strings, Thy Ten Commandments, O God, most high, and most
52 3, 8-16 | when Thou art forsaken, O Fountain of Life, who art
53 3, 11-19| and Thou heardest her, O Lord; Thou heardest her,
54 3, 11-19| were towards her heart? O Thou Good omnipotent, who
55 3, 11-20| also'?" I confess to Thee, O Lord, that to the best of
56 4, 1-1 | stricken and cast down by Thee, O my God; but I would still
57 4, 2-2 | of the guilty. And Thou, O God, from afar perceivedst
58 4, 2-3 | of a pure love for Thee, O God of my heart; for I knew
59 4, 6-11 | remember. Behold my heart, O my God, behold and see into
60 4, 6-11 | for well I remember it, O my Hope, who cleansest me
61 4, 7-12 | 4.7.12 O madness, which knowest not
62 4, 7-12 | how to love men, like men! O foolish man that I then
63 4, 7-12 | weighed me down. To Thee, O Lord, it ought to have been
64 4, 10-15| 4.10.15 Turn us, O God of Hosts, show us Thy
65 4, 10-15| let my soul praise Thee, O God, Creator of all; yet
66 4, 11-16| 4.11.16 Be not foolish, O my soul, nor become deaf
67 4, 11-16| whatsoever thou hast thence, O my soul, at least now thou
68 4, 12-19| hath sinned against Him. O ye sons of men, how long
69 4, 13-20| three books. Thou knowest, O Lord, for it is gone from
70 4, 14-21| 14.21 But what moved me, O Lord my God, to dedicate
71 4, 15-22| judgment of men, not Thine, O my God, in Whom no man is
72 4, 15-22| very hairs Thou numberest, O Lord, and they fall not
73 4, 16-24| matter turned in Thy wisdom, O Thou Omnipotent, who only
74 4, 16-24| yet not derived from Thee, O my God, of whom are all
75 4, 16-25| Thou shalt light my candle, O Lord my God, Thou shalt
76 4, 16-27| my heart, which I turned, O sweet truth, to thy inward
77 4, 17-29| such wise to understand, O my God, Thy wonderful and
78 4, 17-30| understood, Thou knowest, O Lord my God; because both
79 4, 17-31| me, imagining that Thou, O Lord God, the Truth, wert
80 4, 17-31| such was I. Nor do I blush, O my God, to confess to Thee
81 4, 17-31| the food of a sound faith. O Lord our God, under the
82 4, 17-31| turned aside. Let us now, O Lord, return, that we may
83 5, 1-1 | bones, and let them say, O Lord, who is like unto Thee?
84 5, 3-3 | out. For Thou art great, O Lord, and hast respect unto
85 5, 4-7 | 5.4.7 Doth then, O Lord God of truth, whoso
86 5, 5-9 | thing unworthy of Thee, O Lord, the Creator of all.
87 5, 6-10 | copious discourse. But Thou, O my God, hadst already taught
88 5, 6-11 | not thus, as I recall it, O Lord my God, Thou judge
89 5, 7-13 | was taken. For Thy hands, O my God, in the secret purpose
90 5, 7-13 | wondrous ways. Thou didst it, O my God: for the steps of
91 5, 8-15 | went thither, Thou knewest, O God, yet showedst it neither
92 5, 8-15 | weeping and prayer. And what, O Lord, was she with so many
93 5, 10-18| rather have Thee, Thee, O God Almighty, to be overcome
94 5, 10-19| me aside, in Thy Church, O Lord of heaven and earth,
95 5, 12-22| and to learning, Thee, O God, the truth and fulness
96 6, 1-1 | 6.1.1 O Thou, my hope from my youth,
97 6, 2-2 | But yet it seems to me, O Lord my God, and thus thinks
98 6, 4-5 | converted: and I joyed, O my God, that the One Only
99 6, 5-7 | demonstrated. Then Thou, O Lord, little by little with
100 6, 6-9 | not Thou. Behold my heart, O Lord, who wouldest I should
101 6, 7-12 | so good a wit. But Thou, O Lord, who guidest the course
102 6, 9-15 | instructed. For forthwith, O Lord, Thou succouredst his
103 6, 11-18| and clear every thing! O you great men, ye Academicians,
104 6, 12-22| So were we, until Thou, O Most High, not forsaking
105 6, 16-26| again for myself only. O crooked paths! Woe to the
106 7, 1-1 | I thought not of Thee, O God, under the figure of
107 7, 5-7 | every way finite. But Thee, O Lord, I imagined on every
108 7, 5-8 | unto Thee for this also, O my God. For Thou, Thou altogether (
109 7, 6-10 | he speak truly. For Thou, O Lord, most righteous Ruler
110 7, 7-11 | 7.7.11 Now then, O my Helper, hadst Thou loosed
111 7, 7-11 | teeming heart, what groans, O my God! yet even there were
112 7, 9-15 | them. For it pleased Thee, O Lord, to take away the reproach
113 7, 10-16| eternity. Love knoweth it. O Truth Who art Eternity!
114 7, 16-22| turned aside from Thee, O God, the Supreme, towards
115 7, 21-27| For, Thou art righteous, O Lord, but we have sinned
116 8, 1-1 | 8.1.1 O my God, let me, with thanksgiving,
117 8, 1-1 | Who is like unto Thee, O Lord? Thou hast broken my
118 8, 2-4 | 8.2.4 O Lord, Lord, Which hast bowed
119 8, 3-8 | greater pain. What means this, O Lord my God, whereas Thou
120 8, 5-10 | and to wish to enjoy Thee, O God, the only assured pleasantness,
121 8, 6-13 | and confess unto Thy name, O Lord, my helper and my redeemer.
122 8, 7-16 | of Pontitianus; but Thou, O Lord, while he was speaking,
123 8, 8-19 | into Thy will and covenant, O my God, which all my bones
124 8, 10-22| perish from Thy presence, O God, as perish vain talkers
125 8, 10-24| the other bad. For Thou, O true God, dost disprove,
126 8, 11-25| still was, held. And Thou, O Lord, pressedst upon me
127 8, 11-26| what did they suggest, O my God? Let Thy mercy turn
128 8, 11-27| joys, by Thee her Husband, O Lord. And she smiled on
129 8, 12-28| much unto Thee: and Thou, O Lord, how long? how long,
130 9, 1-1 | 9.1.1 O Lord, I am Thy servant;
131 9, 1-1 | yea, let all my bones say, O Lord, who is like unto Thee?
132 9, 1-1 | words, my will? But Thou, O Lord, are good and merciful,
133 9, 1-1 | shoulders unto Thy light burden, O Christ Jesus, my Helper
134 9, 2-4 | contentious. But hast not Thou, O most merciful Lord, pardoned
135 9, 3-5 | should stay there. Thou, O Lord, shalt reward him in
136 9, 3-6 | sweet friend, and Thy child, O Lord, adopted of a freed
137 9, 4-7 | and pleasant is it to me, O Lord, to confess to Thee,
138 9, 4-8 | me. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, and hear my prayer.
139 9, 4-9 | rejoicing in Thy mercy, O Father; and all issued forth
140 9, 4-9 | Spirit turning unto us, said, O ye sons of men, how long
141 9, 4-9 | after leasing. And Thou, O Lord, hadst already magnified
142 9, 4-10 | not. And how was I moved, O my God, who had now learned
143 9, 4-11 | cried out in the next verse, O in peace, O for The Self-same!
144 9, 4-11 | next verse, O in peace, O for The Self-same! O what
145 9, 4-11 | peace, O for The Self-same! O what said he, I will lay
146 9, 4-12 | away? I was affrighted, O my Lord, my God; for from
147 9, 6-14 | confess unto Thee Thy gifts, O Lord my God, Creator of
148 9, 7-16 | persecuting. Thanks to Thee, O my God. Whence and whither
149 9, 8-17 | confessions and thanksgivings, O my God, for innumerable
150 9, 8-18 | disease, if Thy healing hand, O Lord, watched not over us?
151 9, 8-18 | souls, what didst Thou then, O my God? how didst Thou cure
152 9, 9-21 | gift also thou bestowedst, O my God, my mercy, upon that
153 9, 9-22 | all of us Thy servants, O Lord (whom on occasion of
154 9, 12-30| mouth against her. But yet, O my God, Who madest us, what
155 9, 12-31| mercy and judgments to Thee, O Lord. But hearing what we
156 9, 12-32| hast poured Soft slumbers o'er the night, That to our
157 9, 13-34| Thee but Thine own gifts? O that men would know themselves
158 9, 13-35| 9.13.35 I therefore, O my Praise and my Life, God
159 9, 13-36| what I ask; but accept, O Lord, the free-will offerings
160 9, 13-37| unto Thee. And inspire, O Lord my God, inspire Thy
161 10, 1-1 | 10.1.1 Let me know Thee, O Lord, who knowest me: let
162 10, 2-2 | 10.2.2 And from Thee, O Lord, unto whose eyes the
163 10, 2-2 | Thee. To Thee therefore, O Lord, am I open, whatever
164 10, 2-2 | to myself: because Thou, O Lord, blessest the godly,
165 10, 2-2 | ungodly. My confession then, O my God, in Thy sight, is
166 10, 3-3 | it maketh one), I also, O Lord, will in such wise
167 10, 3-4 | not. With what fruit then, O Lord my God, to Whom my
168 10, 4-5 | For it is no mean fruit, O Lord my God, that by many
169 10, 4-5 | Thy censers. And do Thou, O Lord, he pleased with the
170 10, 6-10 | whole." Now to thee I speak, O my soul, thou art my better
171 10, 8-14 | this or that will follow." "O that this or that might
172 10, 8-15 | memory, excessive great, O my God; a large and boundless
173 10, 17-26| memory, a fearful thing, O my God, a deep and boundless
174 10, 17-26| myself. What am I then, O my God? What nature am I?
175 10, 17-26| man. What shall I do then, O Thou my true life, my God?
176 10, 17-26| may approach unto Thee, O sweet Light. What sayest
177 10, 20-29| How then do I seek Thee, O Lord? For when I seek Thee,
178 10, 23-33| Thee, Who art the Truth, O God my light, health of
179 10, 24-35| my memory seeking Thee, O Lord; and I have not found
180 10, 25-36| my memory residest Thou, O Lord, where residest Thou
181 10, 26-37| is no place. Every where, O Truth, dost Thou give audience
182 10, 27-38| 38 Too late loved I Thee, O Thou Beauty of ancient days,
183 10, 29-40| he loveth not for Thee. O love, who ever burnest and
184 10, 29-40| burnest and never consumest! O charity, my God, kindle
185 10, 30-41| cannot. Am I not then myself, O Lord my God? And yet there
186 10, 31-45| belly; whence it appeareth, O my holy God, that Thou givest,
187 10, 31-47| stiffness. And who is he, O Lord, who is not some whit
188 10, 33-50| touch not you. But Thou, O Lord my God, hearken; behold,
189 10, 34-52| 10.34.52 O Thou Light, which Tobias
190 10, 34-52| to praise Thee for it, "O all-creating Lord," take
191 10, 34-53| but Thou pluckest me out, O Lord, Thou pluckest me out;
192 10, 35-56| as Thou hast given me, O God of my salvation. And
193 10, 35-56| mysteries I detest. From Thee, O Lord my God, to whom I owe
194 10, 36-58| feared to take it. But, O Lord, Thou alone Lord without
195 10, 36-59| imitating Thee. But we, O Lord, behold we are Thy
196 10, 37-60| temptations we are assailed daily, O Lord; without ceasing are
197 10, 37-61| this kind of temptation, O Lord? What, but that I am
198 10, 37-62| 10.37.62 Behold, in Thee, O Truth, I see that I ought
199 10, 37-62| of Thee. I beseech now, O my God, discover to me myself
200 10, 37-62| madness put far from me, O Lord, lest mine own mouth
201 10, 40-65| Thou not walked with me, O Truth, teaching me what
202 11, 2-3 | 11.2.3 O Lord my God, give ear unto
203 11, 2-3 | Lord, hearken and pity, O Lord my God, Light of the
204 11, 2-3 | and ruminate. Perfect me, O Lord, and reveal them unto
205 11, 2-4 | Thy righteousness. Behold, O Lord my God, wherein is
206 11, 2-4 | but not such as Thy law, O Lord. Behold, wherein is
207 11, 3-5 | him, Thee, Thee I beseech, O Truth, full of Whom he spake
208 11, 5-7 | dost Thou make them? how, O God, didst Thou make heaven
209 11, 7-9 | immortality. This I know, O my God, and give thanks.
210 11, 7-9 | know, I confess to Thee, O Lord, and with me there
211 11, 8-10 | 10 Why, I beseech Thee, O Lord my God? I see it in
212 11, 9-11 | 9.11 In this Beginning, O God, hast Thou made heaven
213 11, 9-11 | wonderful are Thy works, O Lord, in Wisdom hast Thou
214 11, 11-13| not yet understand Thee, O Wisdom of God, Light of
215 11, 15-18| future, "it will be long." O my Lord, my Light, shall
216 11, 17-22| ask, Father, I affirm not: O my God, rule and guide me. "
217 11, 18-23| Lord, to seek further. O my hope, let not my purpose
218 11, 18-23| already existing, I confess, O my God, I know not. This
219 11, 19-25| Thou shalt vouchsafe it, O sweet light of my hidden
220 11, 22-28| enigma. Shut it not up, O Lord my God, good Father;
221 11, 22-28| Thy enlightening mercy, O Lord. Whom shall I enquire
222 11, 25-32| 32 And I confess to Thee, O Lord, that I yet know not
223 11, 25-32| again I confess unto Thee, O Lord, that I know that I
224 11, 25-32| what I know not. Behold, O my God, before Thee I lie
225 11, 25-32| shalt light my candle; Thou, O Lord my God, wilt enlighten
226 11, 26-33| times? Do I then measure, O my God, and know not what
227 11, 26-33| For what, I beseech Thee, O my God, do I measure, when
228 11, 29-39| spent in mourning. And Thou, O Lord, art my comfort, my
229 11, 30-40| made any thing?" Give them, O Lord, well to bethink themselves
230 11, 31-41| 11.31.41 O Lord my God, what a depth
231 12, 1-1 | 12.1.1 My heart, O Lord, touched with the words
232 12, 2-2 | that heaven of heavens, O Lord, which we hear of in
233 12, 3-3 | sound there? Hast not Thou, O Lord, taught his soul, which
234 12, 7-7 | Thou mightest create them, O God, One Trinity, and Trine
235 12, 8-8 | heavens was for Thyself, O Lord; but the earth which
236 12, 10-10| 12.10.10 O let the Light, the Truth,
237 12, 11-11| me with a strong voice, O Lord, in my inner ear, that
238 12, 11-11| also with a strong voice, O Lord, in my inner ear, that
239 12, 11-12| distracted into any times. O blessed creature, if such
240 12, 12-15| as much as Thou givest, O my God, as much as Thou
241 12, 13-16| then is what I conceive, O my God, when I hear Thy
242 12, 14-17| are they a wondrous depth. O my God, a wondrous depth!
243 12, 14-17| say." Unto Whom Thyself, O Thou God all, being judge,
244 12, 15-19| What will ye say then, O ye gainsayers? Are these
245 12, 15-19| Him only?" Because Thou, O God, unto him that loveth
246 12, 15-19| it coeternal with Thee, O God, because not without
247 12, 15-21| shineth and gloweth from Thee. O house most lightsome and
248 12, 15-22| 15.22 "What say ye to me, O ye gainsayers that I was
249 12, 16-23| little in Thy presence, O my God, who grant all these
250 12, 16-23| and repel me; I beseech, O my God, be not Thou silent
251 12, 16-23| and confirm it for ever, O my God, my Mercy. But those
252 12, 16-23| thus; By Thyself judge, O our God, between my Confessions
253 12, 18-27| what doth it prejudice me, O my God, Thou light of my
254 12, 19-28| 12.19.28 For true it is, O Lord, that Thou madest heaven
255 12, 23-32| which I confess unto Thee, O Lord, that knowest it),
256 12, 23-32| let me be united in Thee, O Lord, with those and delight
257 12, 24-33| this or that? For behold, O my God, I Thy servant, who
258 12, 25-34| us say, may both be true, O my God, life of the poor,
259 12, 25-34| its parent. And therefore, O Lord, are Thy judgements
260 12, 25-35| 12.25.35 Hearken, O God, Thou best judge; Truth
261 12, 26-36| 12.26.36 And yet I, O my God, Thou lifter up of
262 12, 27-37| fall miserably. Have pity, O Lord God, lest they who
263 12, 29-40| to behold Thy Eternity, O Lord, unchangeably making
264 12, 31-42| me. I will not therefore, O my God, be so rash, as not
265 12, 32-43| 12.32.43 Lastly, O Lord, who art God and not
266 12, 32-43| the highest. But to us, O Lord, do Thou, either reveal
267 12, 32-43| error deceive us. Behold, O Lord my God, how much we
268 13, 1-1 | 13.1.1 I call upon Thee, O my God, my mercy, Who createdst
269 13, 5-6 | Thou my God, because Thou, O Father, in Him Who is the
270 13, 6-7 | But what was the cause, O true-speaking Light? -unto
271 13, 8-9 | even herself. For Thou, O our God, shalt lighten our
272 13, 8-9 | day. Give Thyself unto me, O my God, restore Thyself
273 13, 12-13| say to the Lord thy God, O my faith, Holy, Holy, Holy,
274 13, 12-13| faith, Holy, Holy, Holy, O Lord my God, in Thy Name
275 13, 12-13| us, we remembered Thee, O Lord, from the land of Jordan,
276 13, 13-14| understanding ye may be perfect; and O foolish Galatians, who hath
277 13, 13-14| Bridegroom Thy only Son. O what a light of beauty will
278 13, 14-15| 14.15 Behold, I too say, O my God, Where art Thou?
279 13, 14-15| night, Why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou
280 13, 15-17| 13.15.17 Let us look, O Lord, upon the heavens,
281 13, 15-17| the little ones: perfect, O my God, Thy praise out of
282 13, 15-18| madest times. For Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens,
283 13, 20-26| earth. For Thy Sacraments, O God, by the ministry of
284 13, 20-27| multiplied by Thy blessing, O God, who hast refreshed
285 13, 21-31| 13.21.31 But Thy word, O God, is the fountain of
286 13, 22-32| 13.22.32 For behold, O Lord, our God, our Creator,
287 13, 23-33| In Thy Church therefore, O our God, according to Thy
288 13, 23-33| are known unto Thine eyes, O our God, and have not as
289 13, 24-35| Thou blessest mankind, O Lord, that they may increase
290 13, 24-35| I might say that Thou, O God, who created created
291 13, 24-36| 36 What then shall I say, O Truth my Light? "that it
292 13, 24-36| without meaning?" Not so, O Father of piety, far he
293 13, 24-36| unto Thee, that I believe, O Lord, that Thou spokest
294 13, 25-38| 25.38 I would also say, O Lord my God, what the following
295 13, 26-40| Whereat then rejoicest thou, O great Paul? whereat rejoicest
296 13, 26-40| thou? whereon feedest thou, O man, renewed in the knowledge
297 13, 27-42| what is true in Thy sight, O Lord, that when carnal men
298 13, 28-43| 13.28.43 And Thou, O God, sawest every thing
299 13, 29-44| my deafness and crying, "O man, that which My Scripture
300 13, 30-45| 13.30.45 And I heard, O Lord my God, and drank up
301 13, 32-47| 13.32.47 Thanks to Thee, O Lord. We behold the heaven
302 13, 35-50| 13.35.50 O Lord God, give peace unto
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