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Psalm 72 – The King Worthy of Homage
I wrote yesterday about how the lectionary obliterated a bit of beautiful imagery. It doesn’t do a great job with today’s response either, which is the middle-latter portion of Psalm 72. The focus of this part of the Psalm is upon the king who is worthy of homage and dominion in verses 8-11. Psalm 72:8-11…
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Psalm 72 – Shame on the Lectionary
Psalm 72 is the responsorial for today and the lectionary successfully obliterates the imagery of verses 6 and 7. Here’s how the lectionary reading looks online. Psalm 72 in the Lectionary Responsorial Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 R. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. O God, with your judgment endow the king,…
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Psalm 72:10 – Tarshish Again
Last week I wrote a learner centered blog post on the significance of Jonah fleeing to Tarshish. And, Tarshish shows up again in today’s responsive reading. To understand the symbolism of gifts coming from there, try out the “activity” from the first part of the previous post using the maps. Then, consider the text. Psalm…