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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Psalm 137/5: God's saving help

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Death before his judge, c15th Today a look at the last two verses of Psalm 137 , which take us back to the central themes of the Offi...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Psalm 137/4: Let the kings of the earth praise God, but be humble

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The first four verses of  Psalm 137 talk of an individual praising God. In verses 5 to 7, the focus becomes more universal, with t...
Monday, November 28, 2011

Psalm 137/3: God's saving mercy and truth

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Peterborough Psalter: mercy and truth c1260 Today I want to pick up my lectio divina notes mini-series on Psalm 137 , with a look at ...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

Propers for the First Sunday of Advent: Psalm 24(25)

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The psalm propers for the First Sunday of Advent in both the Ordinary (in theory at least; in practise they are mostly displaced by five ...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Psalm 137/2 - In the presence of the angels

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Today I want to start a more detailed look at Psalm 137 , the last psalm of Vespers of the Dead, starting with a look at verses 1 and...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Psalm 137: Latin study hints

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Yesterday I gave a general introduction to Psalm 137.  Today, as usual, before I start on the verse by verse analysis of Psalm 137, I want t...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Introduction to Psalm 137 in the context of the Office of the Dead

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The memento mori of René of Anjou, king of Naples. (British Library, Egerton 1070 f. 53) c1442-3 Through November I've been looki...