Tag: Psalm 9
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Reflecting on Psalm 9 1-12
How does the Psalmist describe justice, and its consequences, in Psalm 9? Do we recognize that description as justice, that is, as what we ourselves mean by “justice” when we use the word? This could be a big question for us as we study this psalm for Sunday, October 10. [Some notes on the text…
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Studying Psalm 9 1-12
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. Psalm 9:18 Psalm 9:18 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. It’s utopian, in the sense that it asserts the possibility of a world that is otherwise than the current one with its “realistic” options. We are…
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Call to Worship [Based on Psalm 9] The Holy One is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble; The Holy One defends those who trust and seek God. The Holy One is the remembrance of the needy, the restorer of the life of the poor, calling the mighty to account, calling…
Matters of Interpretation 