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Epiphany 8/Ordinary Time 8
Preaching
Hear My Voice
Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
(See Proper 20/Pentecost 18/Ordinary Time 25, Year B, for an alternative approach.)
This psalm -- which, like so many others, contrasts the wicked with the righteous -- relies on an agricultural metaphor that would have been familiar to most early readers, but which may be less familiar to those living in urban areas today. The metaphor is the contrast between grass and trees.
This psalm -- which, like so many others, contrasts the wicked with the righteous -- relies on an agricultural metaphor that would have been familiar to most early readers, but which may be less familiar to those living in urban areas today. The metaphor is the contrast between grass and trees.

