Psalms 16:1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. [kjv]
στηλογραφια τω δαυιδ φυλαξον με κυριε οτι επι σοι ηλπισα [lxx]
The United States motto "
In God we Trust" is related to the phrase "
God with us" and has in interesting history.
The Greek word translated "
trust" in the
LXX (Septuagint) in Psalms 16:1 is the ancient Greek word
"ελπίζω" ≈ "expectation, hope" as in a well-founded persuasion, belief or faith.
When was "
In God we Trust" added to United States currency?
The motto itself dates at least back to an 1863 letter by Salmon P. Chase during the American Civil War.
The motto first appeared an a two-cent piece in 1864.
The motto "
In God we Trust" was adopted in 1956 during the Cold War under the Eisenhower administration to replace the unofficial motto of "
E pluribus unum", which had been created and adopted in 1782 (Wikipedia).
A Christian nation might want "
God with us" as a motto. Or could it be expressed as "
In God we trust"?
What happens when the Christian roots of a nation are taken over by the evil forces of this world? That is, evil forces as in the words of the Luther hymn "
A Mighty Fortress is our God"?
How did the Christian roots of Luther and the Reformation disappear over time in Germany?
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Details are left as a future topic.
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