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Proper 19/Pentecost 17/Ordinary Time 24
Preaching
Hear My Voice
Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
Psalm 19 celebrates two different media through which God is revealed: nature and the law.
The first part of the psalm calls our attention to the presence of God in nature -- "The heavens are telling the glory of God." The word "glory" is the Hebrew kabod and literally means weight or heaviness. The derived meaning is something akin to "reputation." God's reputation is evident in the heavens.
But reputation for what?
The first part of the psalm calls our attention to the presence of God in nature -- "The heavens are telling the glory of God." The word "glory" is the Hebrew kabod and literally means weight or heaviness. The derived meaning is something akin to "reputation." God's reputation is evident in the heavens.
But reputation for what?