{"id":6199,"date":"2008-11-05T01:29:20","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T07:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/11\/05\/a_psalm_for_this_election\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T15:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:17:34","slug":"a_psalm_for_this_election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/11\/05\/a_psalm_for_this_election\/","title":{"rendered":"A Psalm For This Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"goright\" width=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b1\/Durer_-_Knight-Death-and-the-Devil.jpg\/373px-Durer_-_Knight-Death-and-the-Devil.jpg\" alt=\"Albrecht Durer's Knight, Death &amp; Devil\" title=\"Albrecht Durer's Knight, Death &amp; Devil\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is Pslam 75, and this applies no matter who wins tonight.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We give thanks to you, O God,<br \/>\nwe give thanks, for your Name is near;<br \/>\nmen tell of your wonderful deeds.<\/p>\n<p>You say, &#8220;I choose the appointed time;<br \/>\nit is I who judge uprightly.<\/p>\n<p>When the earth and all its people quake,<br \/>\nit is I who hold its pillars firm.<\/p>\n<p>To the arrogant I say, &#8216;Boast no more,&#8217;<br \/>\nand to the wicked, &#8216;Do not lift up your horns.<\/p>\n<p>Do not lift your horns against heaven;<br \/>\ndo not speak with outstretched neck.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No one from the east or the west<br \/>\nor from the desert can exalt a man.<\/p>\n<p>But it is God who judges:<br \/>\nHe brings one down, he exalts another.<\/p>\n<p>In the hand of the LORD is a cup<br \/>\nfull of foaming wine mixed with spices;<br \/>\nhe pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth<br \/>\ndrink it down to its very dregs.<\/p>\n<p>As for me, I will declare this forever;<br \/>\nI will sing praise to the God of Jacob.<\/p>\n<p> I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,<br \/>\nbut the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And all I can add is, AMEN.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Views: 44<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThis is Pslam 75, and this applies no matter who wins tonight. 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