The Longest Psalm

Day-by-Day Responses to Divine Self-Revelation

Michael Casey OCSO (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

2023
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
979-8-4008-0000-9 (ISBN)

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As the longest Psalm in the Bible, Psalm 119 comprises 176 verses. Its message sings the praise of Israel’s Law and describes how the faithful should respond to the gift of God’s self-revelation. In The Longest Psalm, Michael Casey offers a meditative reading of each verse of the psalm, intended to be read one at a time, to facilitate a personal prayer and reflection. Psalm 119 brings together elements found throughout the Psalter and the reflections focus on universal themes as well as specific questions of daily life, such as our experience of yearning, service, affliction, and stumbling. Each verse stands alone, intended to be read slowly, like the litanies familiar to Catholic devotion.

Perfect for a brief meditation before beginning the day, Casey invites us to spend time wandering with the psalmist to allow God’s Word to play a significant role in our lives. Through this careful reflection on the longest psalm, readers will discover the text is not merely a psalm to be sung but also a path to be followed.

Michael Casey, OCSO, has been a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey (Australia) since 1960. In the intervening years he has conducted many retreats and workshops on every continent (except Antarctica) and has written many articles on topics relating to monastic history and spirituality. He is also the author of many books, including The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule; Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict's Rule; Balaam's Donkey; and Coenobium: Reflections on Monastic Community.

Contents
Introduction 1
Psalm 119 13
1. Integrity 25
2. Seeking 26
3. Evil 28
4. You 29
5. Journey 31
6. Assurance 33
7. Learning 34
8. Covenant 36
9. Unadulterated 37
10. Wandering 39
11. Treasure 40
12. Gratitude 42
13. Echo 44
14. Enrichment 45
15. Depthing 47
16. Delight 48
17. Recompense 50
18. Perception 51
19. Tentativeness 53
20. Desire 55
21. Rebuke 56
22. Rejection 58
23. Prophets 59
24. Counsel 61
25. Re-Creation 63
26. Narration 64
27. Understanding 66
28. Revival 67
29. Favor 69
30. Faith 70
31. Unashamed 72
32. Running 74
33. Arrival 75
34. Holding Fast 77
35. Unique 78
36. Accumulation 80
37. Vanity 81
38. Reverence 83
39. Reproach 85
40. Liveliness 86
41. Kindness 88
42. Response 89
43. Truth 91
44. Always 93
45. Freedom 94
46. Kings 96
47. Imperatives 98
48. Entreaty 99
49. Delay 101
50. Comfort 102
51. Self-Assurance 104
52. Judgment 106
53. Apostates 107
54. Exile 109
55. Night 110
56. Outcomes 112
57. Portion 114
58. Grace 115
59. Dissatisfaction 117
60. Dawdle 118
61. Ensnared 120
62. Midnight 122
63. Solidarity 123
64. Providence 125
65. Goodness 126
66. Discretion 128
67. Experience 130
68. Dispersion 131
69. Unreactiveness 133
70. Gross 135
71. Affliction 136
72. Baubles 138
73. Formation 140
74. Hope 141
75. Reliability 143
76. Promises 144
77. Sanctuary 146
78. Retribution 148
79. Kinship 149
80. Blameless 151
81. Well-Being 152
82. Anticipation 154
83. Wineskin 156
84. Transcendence 157
85. Rebellion 159
86. Assistance 160
87. Almost 162
88. Life-Giving 164
89. Forever 165
90. Generations 167
91. Service 168
92. Pain 170
93. Forgetfulness 172
94. Searching 173
95. Rejection 175
96. Boundless 176
97. Symbolic 178
98. Practicality 180
99. Alternatives 181
100. More 183
101. And 185
102. Interiority 187
103. Strength 188
104. Falsehood 190
105. Illumination 192
106. Vow 193
107. Honesty 195
108. Offering 197
109. Soul 198
110. Traps 200
111. Inheritance 202
112. Turning 203
113. Doubleminded 205
114. Shield 207
115. Solidarity 208
116. Support 210
117. Gazing 211
118. Lightweights 213
119. Dross 215
120. Terror 216
121. Acceptance 218
122. Pledge 219
123. Longing 221
124. Undeserving 223
125. Service 224
126. Forbearance 226
127. Gold 227
128. Deviance 229
129. Praxis 231
130. Expanding 232
131. Yearning 234
132. Favor 236
133. Servility 237
134. Ransom 239
135. Radiance 241
136. Grief 242
137. Righteousness 244
138. Testimonies 246
139. Self-Doubt 247
140. Tested 249
141. Small 250
142. Ever-Changing 252
143. Anguish 254
144. Glimmering 255
145. Wholeheartedness 257
146. Desperation 259
147. Twilight 260
148. Anticipation 262
149. Concordance 264
150. Schemers 265
151. Closeness 267
152. Antiquity 268
153. Affliction 270
154. Advocacy 272
155. Wicked 273
156. Tenderness 275
157. Mediocrity 276
158. Breaking Faith 278
159. Fulfilment 280
160. Truth-Telling 281
161. Immunity 283
162. Gratuity 284
163. Partiality 286
164. Regularity 288
165. Stumbling 289
166. Expectation 291
167. Compliance 292
168. Future 294
169. Outcry 296
170. Deliverance 297
171. Praise 299
172. Contagious 300
173. Help 302
174. Longing 303
175. Life 305
176. Lost 306
Notes 309

Erscheinungsdatum	21.09.2023
Verlagsort	Collegeville, MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	397 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-13	979-8-4008-0000-9 / 9798400800009
Zustand	Neuware