And again, in another prophecy, the Spirit of prophecy, through the same David, intimated that Christ, after He had been crucified, should reign, and spoke as follows: "Sing to the Lord, all the earth, and day by day declare His salvation. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, to be feared above all the gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols of devils; but God made the heavens. Glory and praise are before His face, strength and glorying are in the habitation of His holiness. Give Glory to the Lord, the Father everlasting. Receive grace, and enter His presence, and worship in His holy courts. Let all the earth fear before His face; let it be established, and not shaken. Let them rejoice among the nations. The Lord hath reigned from the tree."
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The First Apology of Justin Martyr 40
Christian Apology
Words in this chapter
What these words meant in the original — and where else they appear.
- GraceχάριςFavour given to someone who did nothing to earn it — and cannot pay it back.
- KavodכָּבוֹדGlory as weight — what has real density, not shine.
- QadoshקָדוֹשׁHoly is what has been set apart for one use only — not what is morally better.
- NaviנָבִיאA prophet is a spokesman, not a fortune teller: he speaks for another, in the present.
About The First Apology of Justin Martyr
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.