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37 v: Psalm 33:8-17, Distribution of consecrated bread
Historically and liturgically, this is the favorite Psalm
of the Church to accompany the receiving of Holy Communion. Psalm 33:9
is sung as a refrain to Psalm 39, during Communion at the Liturgy of
the Presanctified Gifts during Lent, and also as a communion hymn on
all Sundays of the year for many centuries (Orthodox Study Bible, p.661).
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"and delivers them.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.
Blessed is the man who trust in Him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger
But those who seek the Lord
shall not lack any good thing.
Come, you children, listen to me
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Who is the man who desires life,
and loves many days, that he
may see good?
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil and do good.
Seek peace and pursue it.
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil
to cut off the remembrance of
them from the earth."
DESCRIPTION
The illustration relates to Psalm 33:9 "Oh,
taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who trusts
in Him." In this marginal illustration, a bishop distributes
consecrated bread, standing behind an altar on a platform, under
an ark-like shelter. A deacon stands beside him, assisting him.
The bishop also holds a book in his left hand.
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