Psalm 9(9,10) demonstrates that the psalmist is ever mindful of the
active presence of God, in an ongoing way, in every area of life.
He praises God with rejoicing and with song.
He is aware of God's activity in everyday life
as a righteous judge, in conflict with the ungodly,
actively defending the oppressed.
Like the psalmist, we experience in our own lives
the presence of our divine Creator.
We are an integrated part of His divine creation.
Our own sphere of influence (and dominion)
is experienced in His power and in His authority.
No wonder the prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
In fact the very act of crying out to God in petition
recognizes God's capacity and God's willingness
to act for us.
Psalm 9:13 NRSV
Be gracious to me O LORD.
See what I suffer from those who hate me.
Psalm 8,9 and 10 express a liberation theology
for the poor, the oppressed and the afflicted.
God's commitment to the poor is NOT equivocal,
ambivalent or ambiguous.
Social injustice is perpetrated by the oppressors
(not by the poor)
The poor are the victims of the oppressors.
Some newspapers and political commentators
would have you believe the opposite!
The same people condescendingly advise Christian
leaders to stay out of politics.
The honest business practices of people who
do the right thing and treat people fairly
are not always seen to be the most successful.
Psalm 10 speaks of times when the wicked and
the arrogant seem to have the upper hand.
But people ( and nations) who turn their back on God
or who choose to disreguard His presence
in fact choose not a blessing but a curse.
Psalm 9 St Athanasius Academy Septuagint
10 The Lord is also a refuge for the poor man
A helper in seasons of affliction ;
13 He does not forget the cry of the poor.
If we believe that "His will" is, without reservation,
the very best, for ourselves , then that must be our
prayer...for all men.
1st Timothy 2:1 RSV
First of all then, I urge that supplications, intercessions,
and thanksgivings be made for all men...
There is not a child in the world who deserves
a poor diet , a poor education, poor health care,
poor justice, or poor accommodation.
We have a ministry of care
in His power and in His authority.......
To help the fatherless and poor unto their right.
Psalm 10:20 from the psalter of the book of common prayer .
active presence of God, in an ongoing way, in every area of life.
He praises God with rejoicing and with song.
He is aware of God's activity in everyday life
as a righteous judge, in conflict with the ungodly,
actively defending the oppressed.
Like the psalmist, we experience in our own lives
the presence of our divine Creator.
We are an integrated part of His divine creation.
Our own sphere of influence (and dominion)
is experienced in His power and in His authority.
No wonder the prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
In fact the very act of crying out to God in petition
recognizes God's capacity and God's willingness
to act for us.
Psalm 9:13 NRSV
Be gracious to me O LORD.
See what I suffer from those who hate me.
Psalm 8,9 and 10 express a liberation theology
for the poor, the oppressed and the afflicted.
God's commitment to the poor is NOT equivocal,
ambivalent or ambiguous.
Social injustice is perpetrated by the oppressors
(not by the poor)
The poor are the victims of the oppressors.
Some newspapers and political commentators
would have you believe the opposite!
The same people condescendingly advise Christian
leaders to stay out of politics.
The honest business practices of people who
do the right thing and treat people fairly
are not always seen to be the most successful.
Psalm 10 speaks of times when the wicked and
the arrogant seem to have the upper hand.
But people ( and nations) who turn their back on God
or who choose to disreguard His presence
in fact choose not a blessing but a curse.
Psalm 9 St Athanasius Academy Septuagint
10 The Lord is also a refuge for the poor man
A helper in seasons of affliction ;
13 He does not forget the cry of the poor.
If we believe that "His will" is, without reservation,
the very best, for ourselves , then that must be our
prayer...for all men.
1st Timothy 2:1 RSV
First of all then, I urge that supplications, intercessions,
and thanksgivings be made for all men...
There is not a child in the world who deserves
a poor diet , a poor education, poor health care,
poor justice, or poor accommodation.
We have a ministry of care
in His power and in His authority.......
To help the fatherless and poor unto their right.
Psalm 10:20 from the psalter of the book of common prayer .
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