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To: RonF
Psalm 149

1 Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king. 3 Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery. 4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation. 5 The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds.

6 The high praise of God shall be in their mouth: and two-edged swords in their hands: 7 To execute vengeance upon the nations, chastisements among the people: 8 To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron. 9 To execute upon them the judgment that is written: this glory is to all his saints. Alleluia.

Psalm 150

Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise ye him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise ye him according to the multitude of his greatness. 3 Praise him with sound of trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs. 5 Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy: let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.

*These psalms are not prescriptive for Liturgy. They are descriptive of what ALL creatures must do - praise God. WE do that.

Furthermore,the "new song" is a celebration of the triumph of God over gentile nations.THe Christian counterpart is...Apoc 5:9 And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.

*Y'all are free to do what you want to Praise God. We Christians base our Mass upon the Holy Sacrifice of the New Covenant re-presented at every Mass...

36 posted on 08/19/2006 4:11:28 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: bornacatholic
And all of that is OK, but thanks for pointing to "they shall be joyful in their beds" which suggests that the apocryphal "Church of St. Mattress" may well have been a joke shared by God Himself.
45 posted on 08/19/2006 2:53:22 PM PDT by muawiyah
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