Irreverently Reverend

  Ord inary Time There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.    Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.  2  And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”  3  And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”  4  Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for hi...

  Ordinary Time Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,  2  but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.  3   That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.  4  Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.  5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.  6  For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. (NIV)             My midterm, I think it was, for medieval Latin in my Master of Arts program was to translate this psalm.   I was so thrilled; it’s short, it’s a bit repetitive, it doesn’t have any ridicul...