Benedictions, Beatitudes, and Doxologies: One

[Mr. M]

 

Benediction: To pronounce a blessing upon another

Beatitudes: Instruction on how to live a blessed life

Doxology: A Paean of praise or triumph

 

The Priestly Benediction

Numbers 6:

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

23 Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying,

This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel.

Say to them: 

24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 

25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 

26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and grant you peace.

27 So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

Beatitude of the Righteous

Psalm 1:1 Blessed the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly.

Nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season.

Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

The Song of Moses

Exodus 15:

1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake,

saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse

and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation:

he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father's God,

and I will exalt him.

11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee,

glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?