奧古斯丁在所著的《懺悔錄》中，曾百思不解上帝怎麼可能與他建立關係。像他這樣渺小且充滿罪惡的心，這位創造宇宙的主宰怎麼能進入其中呢？但奧古斯丁懇求上帝使之成為可能，他禱告說：「我靈魂的居所狹窄，求祢使之開廣，好使祢能進入我的心！它已如廢墟，求祢來修復！其中藏污納垢，不免令祢厭惡。我承認，也知道這一點。但誰能潔淨我的心？除了祢，我還能向誰呼求？」

如今，他被尊稱為聖奧古斯丁，是一位備受尊崇的哲學家和神學家。但他只將自己看作是一個被上帝徹底改變的人，這位奇妙偉大的上帝竟然會想要瞭解他。

在詩篇119篇，詩人也同樣對這位向人啟示自己的上帝發出驚嘆，特別是祂透過律例典章讓人認識祂（參閱18節）。詩人呼求上帝：「祢開廣我心」（32節）。因唯有當上帝願意慈愛地開廣我們的心，我們才能喜樂地走在祂指引的道路上（45節）。上帝使我們的心遠離惡事（36-37節），轉而走在祂「命令的道上」，我們才能享有無限的「喜樂」（35節）。

我們很渺小，我們的心也善變。然而，當我們渴慕上帝（34、36節），祂就會引導我們走上喜樂和真正自由的道路。

In his Confessions, Augustine wrestled with how it was possible for God to be in relationship with him. How could the one who created the universe come into something as small and sinful as his heart? But he pleaded with God to make it possible, praying, “The house of my soul is narrow. Enlarge it, so that you may enter it. It’s in ruins! Repair it! It has things in it that would offend your eyes. I confess and know it. But who will cleanse it, or to whom will I cry, but to you?”

Today we know Augustine as Saint Augustine, a revered philosopher and theologian. But he saw himself simply as someone transformed by the wonder of a God who wanted to know him.

In Psalm 119, the psalmist is also in awe of God’s revelation of Himself, particularly through Scripture (v. 18). “You shall enlarge my heart” (v. 32 nkjv), the psalmist celebrated. It’s only because God is graciously willing to enlarge our hearts that we can joyfully walk the path He shows us (v. 45). He turns our hearts away from what is corrupt (vv. 36-37) to the “path of [His] commands,” where we find His infinite “delight” (v. 35).

We are small, and our hearts are fickle. But when we turn our longing hearts to God (vv. 34, 36), He guides us down the paths of joy and true freedom.