Beware the Dragons!

Beware the Dragons!

What kind of language did they use to celebrate Christmas in England in 1611?

Here is a taste of it from the King James Bible, Psalm 148:7-14.

Praise the Lord from the earth,
ye dragons, and all deeps:
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours;
stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Mountains, and all hills;
fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Beasts, and all cattle;
creeping things, and flying fowl:
Kings of the earth, and all people;
princes, and all judges of the earth:
Both young men, and maidens;
old men, and children:
Let them praise the name of the Lord:
for his name alone is excellent;
his glory is above the earth and heaven.

He also exalteth the horn of his people,
the praise of all his saints;
even of the children of Israel,
a people near unto him.
Praise ye the Lord.

How would you describe that language? I would say it’s eye-opening. Interesting. Startling. Stunning. I especially love the reference to dragons.

I wonder what words you would use to describe the birth of Jesus?

Would you include a reference to dragons in yours?

Peace,
Jon B.

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Image attribution: Fiorentino, Rosso, 1494-1540. Small angel playing (detail from Madonna of Spedalingo), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55412 [retrieved December 13, 2017]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosso_Fiorentino_-Madonna_dello_Spedalingo-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.