Psalm 9:20

““Place a lawgiver over them, O Lord.” (ver. 20).” — the author cites it

“This comes to pass when the ungodly have arrived at what seems great happiness to men: over whom is placed a lawgiver, such as they had deserved to have, of whom it is said, “Place a lawgiver over them, O Lord, let the heathen know that they are men.”” — editor's note: Ps. ix. 20.

“Here by that rule I would wish to take “the sons of men” of those that from old men have been regenerated by faith.” — editor's note: Cf. S. Aug. Ps. viii. 4, § 10, on the words, “What is man, that Thou art mindful of him; or the son of man, that Thou visitest him?” and Ps. ix. 20, § 19, on…