Psalm 144
King James Version (KJV)
144 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
4 comments:
No comments ?
Religious bigotry/moderation seems to be in full swing in your part of the world.
Or maybe there are genuinely no comments because most people recognise religon as an irrelevance in the modern world.
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Since I am studying to become a Deacon in the Anglican Church in America I don't see religion as irrelevent in the modern world. I see we need it more than ever.
Thanks for reading.
Bunkermeister
Fair enough.
As a Briton I am very familiar with the Anglican Church (I was raised CofE); it is a religion which understands it's place in the modern world.
In my neighbourhood we have a CofE church on the corner of our street which provides safe facilities for youngsters (including my kids) to socialise.
Unfortunately, the most common religion in our area is Islam, which forces it's adherrants into conflict with all who are 'non-islamic".
Not all religions are as benign as the Anglicans.
Have a festive & fertile midwinter solstice (only kidding- I'm not even a pagan).
At least I know you are are not an extremist jesus freak/bible basher.
Thanks for the kind reply Wing Commander. ACA is traditional Anglican, so we are more conservative than CofE, more your fathers CofE than todays.
Thanks for reading!
Bunkermeister
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