The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.
10 interesting facts about Psalm 113
- It is all praise and no requests
- It begins and ends with a Hallelujah
- It is the first psalm in what is called the Hallel (113-118)
- It is one of two psalms traditionally sung before the Passover meal
- Jesus would have sung it at the Last Supper
- It is one of two psalms often used in the early church for baptisms at Easter or Pentecost
- The psalm is built on the twin truths that God is the one whose glory is above the heavens and yet who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth
- It echoes the prayer of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2
- It points forward to Mary's prayer, the Magnificat, in Luke 1
- It has inspired music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Mozart
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