A psalm of Solomon

A mari usque ad mare. Latin translation – from sea to sea.

“Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae.” Or,  “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.” ~ Psalm 72:8

Psalm 72 – a psalm of Solomon. This is the last Psalm in the second Book, and the Psalm itself ends with the phrase “This ends the prayer of David son of Jesse”. I was just goofing around bored and looking on the internet at Latin quotes and their English translations. On little fact that really stuck with me was that this phrase, “Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae” is the National motto of Canada. WOW. I can;t even begin to describe how affected I was at reading this. Here is an entire nation defined by the power and the glory and the presence of God. How is it that we as singular citizens of this Earth can go about our daily lives fearing, and worshiping, and praying to God – and at the same time never profess our faith? And yet here is an entire nation that procliams not only His name, but His power, and His eternal glory. I’ve definately been trying to spend more time with my Bible lately, and I was unmistakably touched by the power and the passion of this fact. Here I am walking a life that I have given to Christ, when I’m sure not everyone knows I’m Christian, or knows my story. And I have come face to face with a person, a group of people, an entire nation that procliams they follow Christ. Wow, just…what an inspirtation!

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