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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(7/25/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 119     therefore I obey them.     it gives understanding to the simple. 131  I open my mouth and pant,     longing for your commands.     as you always do to those who love your name. 133  Direct my footsteps according to your word;     let no sin rule over me. 134  Redeem me from human oppression,     that I may obey your precepts. 135  Make your face shine on your servant     and tea...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(7/18/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 119     give me understanding to learn your commands. 74  May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,     for I have put my hope in your word. 75  I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,     and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. 76  May your unfailing love be my comfort,     according to your promise to your servant. 77  Let your compassion come to me that I may live,     for y...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(7/11/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 119     that I may obey your word. 18  Open my eyes that I may see     wonderful things in your law. 19  I am a stranger on earth;     do not hide your commands from me. 20  My soul is consumed with longing     for your laws at all times. 21  You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed,     those who stray from your commands. 22  Remove from me their scorn and contempt,     for I keep your s...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (7/4/21) {Prayer] Posted on Psalm 114     Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2  Judah became God’s sanctuary,     Israel his dominion.     the Jordan turned back;     the hills like lambs.     Why, Jordan, did you turn back? 6  Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,     you hills, like lambs?     at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8  who turned the rock into a pool,     the hard rock into springs of water. ...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/31/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 81 1 Sing for joy to God our strength;     shout aloud to the God of Jacob! 2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,     play the melodious harp and lyre. 3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,     and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; 4 this is a decree for Israel,     an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 When God went out against Egypt,     he established it as a statute for ...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/29/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 79     they have defiled your holy temple,     they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. 2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants     as food for the birds of the sky,     the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild. 3 They have poured out blood like water     all around Jerusalem, 4 We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,     of scorn and derision to those around us. ...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/28/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 78 1 My people, hear my teaching;     listen to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth with a parable;     I will utter hidden things, things from of old— 3 things we have heard and known,     things our ancestors have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their descendants;     we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,     his power, and the wonders he has do...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/25/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 75 Psalm 75[a] For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. 1 We praise you, God,     we praise you, for your Name is near;     people tell of your wonderful deeds. 2 You say, “I choose the appointed time;     it is I who judge with equity. 3 When the earth and all its people quake,     it is I who hold its pillars firm.[b] 4 To the arrogant I say, ‘Bo...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/23/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 73     to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;     I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant     when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 They have no struggles;     their bodies are healthy and strong.[a] 5 They are free from common human burdens;     they are not plagued by human ills. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace;     they c...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(5/21/21)[Prayer] Posted on Psalm 71     let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;     turn your ear to me and save me. 3 Be my rock of refuge,     to which I can always go; give the command to save me,     for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,     from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel. 5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, ...