PSALM 29 - A SAN AUGUSTIN PLAINS PRAYER

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A PSALM OF DAVID
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Below is a sung Hebraic (Jewish) version of the Psalm.
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Give to the LORD, you sons of God,

give to the LORD glory and might;

Give to the LORD the glory due his name.

Bow down before the LORD’s holy splendor!

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The voice of the LORD is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the LORD, over the mighty waters.

The voice of the LORD is power;

the voice of the LORD is splendor.

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The voice of the LORD cracks the cedars;

the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon,

Makes Lebanon leap like a calf,

and Sirion like a young bull.
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The voice of the LORD strikes with fiery flame;

the voice of the LORD shakes the desert;

the LORD shakes the desert of Kadesh.

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The voice of the LORD makes the deer dance

and strips the forests bare.

All in his Temple say, “Glory!”

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The LORD sits enthroned above the flood!

The LORD reigns as king forever!

May the LORD give might to his people;

may the LORD bless his people with peace!
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Translation from the United Conference of Catholic Bishops website

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Above: A summer thunderstorm on the

Plains of San Augustin at the VLA,

the Very Large Array, the world's largest

 radio astronomy facility, operated by the NRAO,

 the National Radio Astronomy Observatory,

with funding through the National Science Foundation.

The NRAO is one of the many "PROTESTANTS,"

no, not like those nice Methodist or Lutheran folks who

live down the road, but in this case, it's legalese - lawyer talk -

 for the GOOD GUYS, 

in the legal battle against the WATER GRAB

 by the foreigners.

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STOP THE WATER GRAB!
"Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water;
she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure."
From the Canticle of the Sun
Saint Francis of Assisi
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