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In the Liturgy of the Hours, Evening prayer for today has Psalm 20. After praying Evening prayer I started studying Psalm 20. I thought I would share a few things I found with all of you and then see what all of you think.
According to Augustine Psalm 20 is about Christ: the prophet speaks to Christ under the form of wishing, foretelling things to come.
Source: newadvent.org/fathers/1801020.htm
In the Commentary on the Psalm by Robert Bellarmine, we find this:
Whereas David does not mention any one’s name, there is no doubt, but he addresses himself to him on whom all the longings of the just and the predictions of the prophets were centered. And, as if he were beholding Christ on the approach of his passion, arming himself with prayer, on coming forward to fight with the devil, he exclaims, “May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation:” that is, in your passion,
Source:
Bellarmine, Robert (2012-12-20). Commentary on the Book of Psalms (Robert Bellarmine, St.) (Kindle Locations 3323-3326). Preserving Christian Publications. Kindle Edition.
If you look at the words of David in Psalm 20 and see how he reacting to the passion of Christ and compare that to Peter it is very interesting:
In Psalm 20 David accepts the coming Passion and it seems he is offering up a prayer for Christ. Compared to that we have Peter in the gospel of Matthew where we read this:
From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee. Jesus turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
Do we not find ourselves being like Peter! David was a man after God’s own heart and do we not truly see that in Psalm 20?
Thoughts?
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According to Augustine Psalm 20 is about Christ: the prophet speaks to Christ under the form of wishing, foretelling things to come.
Source: newadvent.org/fathers/1801020.htm
In the Commentary on the Psalm by Robert Bellarmine, we find this:
Whereas David does not mention any one’s name, there is no doubt, but he addresses himself to him on whom all the longings of the just and the predictions of the prophets were centered. And, as if he were beholding Christ on the approach of his passion, arming himself with prayer, on coming forward to fight with the devil, he exclaims, “May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation:” that is, in your passion,
Source:
Bellarmine, Robert (2012-12-20). Commentary on the Book of Psalms (Robert Bellarmine, St.) (Kindle Locations 3323-3326). Preserving Christian Publications. Kindle Edition.
If you look at the words of David in Psalm 20 and see how he reacting to the passion of Christ and compare that to Peter it is very interesting:
In Psalm 20 David accepts the coming Passion and it seems he is offering up a prayer for Christ. Compared to that we have Peter in the gospel of Matthew where we read this:
From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee. Jesus turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
Do we not find ourselves being like Peter! David was a man after God’s own heart and do we not truly see that in Psalm 20?
Thoughts?
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