Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The leaders of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together, against thee, and against thine anointed, saying, Let us break their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from us!
Text Notes
- The KJV 1611's "heathen" (otherwise "nations") is often retained in the K-JIV, particularly in a setting of conflict.
- In these inclusive psalms for meditation, the word "kings" becomes "leaders" which is within the semantic range of the original.
Reflection
One of the problems of organized religion is the concern to name "others" as different than ourselves. Too often, my tribalism blinds me to a simple fact: I am the heathen. I am the one working against "thee"...the light of my divine center. And, as in our text above, it is too often true that it is our society's political leadership that plots to destroy the bonds of our common humanity and divinity.
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