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Sunday, September 17. 2023

From today's Lectionary


Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13


103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.


103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits--


103:3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,


103:4 who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,


103:5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.


103:6 The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed.


103:7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.


103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.


103:9 He will not always accuse, nor will he keep his anger forever.


103:10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.


103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;


103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.


103:13 As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.


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“The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.”

Psalm 27
#1 Strider A on 2023-09-17 12:23 (Reply)
1. This starts with "by David"
2. When the Psalmist addresses their self/body in the 2nd person (first 5 verses), the original uses female forms, which is unusual.
3. Without going into my usual verse-by-verse - the Hebrew is more direct. For example "all that is within me" is more accurately translated as "my innards/guts". In the context of the sacrifices in Leviticus the same word is used for "viscera/entrails/offal"

Strider A: The Jewish people are now reciting the Psalm you quoted twice daily for the duration of the "High Holidays" through Sukkot (Tabernacles). Is that why you quoted it?
#2 Ben David on 2023-09-17 14:21 (Reply)
I don't know if the Catholic Missal, which proceeded any Protestant Christianity, selected the timing of this reading to coincide with Jewish devotions. In the Catholic Missal, for the 24th Sunday of "Ordinary" time, during year A (of a 3 year cycle) this is the Psalm (103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12, sung or read after Sirach 27:30-28:7 and before Romans 14:7-9 and Matthew 18:21-35...the parable of the master who forgives a debtor's debt; the debtor then condemns one who owed him a minor debt. The master then condemns the debtor to torture for not forgiving as he was forgiven. Sirach prefigures this theme of as you forgive, God, in His justice and mercy, will so forgive you.
#3 Mark on 2023-09-17 15:32 (Reply)

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