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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Psalm 13

Psalm 13[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.

New International Version (NIV)(End of Scripture Passage)

Psalm 13 is a Prayer of the Heart that demonstrates David's Transparency Before God.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father,
Who Art in Heaven,
How Blessed,
How Glorious,
How Wonderful,
Is Your Most Holy Name!
How Mighty and Perfect is Your Word,
And Your Promise,
Which You have allowed us a glimpse
into Your Perfect Will!
You, The Everlasting,
The Omnipotent,
The Immortal and Eternal,
Not Bound By Time or Space,
because You Created it,
Your Ways are not our ways,
And yet we hunger and thirst for You,
like a thirsty little deer panting in the forest,
seeking a bubbling spring for a fresh sip of water!

Let All That Has Been Concealed,
Be Revealed.

LORD, We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Beseech You on Behalf of Our Captive Brethren,
Christians and Jews,
In Bondage in Hostile lands.

We Pray For Our Beloved USA
We Ask That Your People Receive Wisdom from You
To do the Right Thing.
We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[DarthVader]

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 17

A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;
give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.
2 From you let my vindication come;
let your eyes see the right.

3 If you try my heart, if you visit me by night,
if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me;
my mouth does not transgress.
4 As for what others do, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 My steps have held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.

6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
incline your ear to me, hear my words.
7 Wondrously show your steadfast love,
O saviour of those who seek refuge
from their adversaries at your right hand.

8 Guard me as the apple of the eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,
9 from the wicked who despoil me,
my deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They close their hearts to pity;
with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
11 They track me down;* now they surround me;
they set their eyes to cast me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.

13 Rise up, O Lord, confront them, overthrow them!
By your sword deliver my life from the wicked,
14 from mortals—by your hand, O Lord—
from mortals whose portion in life is in this world.
May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them;
may their children have more than enough;
may they leave something over to their little ones.

15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

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I have three little stories for you today, all of which can be titled: "HOW LONG?".

1. The Elderly Mac: Twelve years ago my dear late husband set me up with a ground-breaking product called "The Mac Mini." This wonderful piece of technology has encased within all my stories, song lyrics, musical compositions, art, photos, and even this thread, going back 11 years. The cd burner on it has finally "burned out" after years of faithful service in my recording studio, burning thousands of compact discs for my clients and students. After backing up all my data, and after a vain attempt to upgrade the Operating System (mine was JUST TOO OLD to upgrade), I decided it was time to get the BRAND NEW Mac Mini which has just come out. The Apple Store is less than three miles away, so I collected up all my credit cards and went there in the freezing cold.

Upon entering the store (masked), I was swooped down upon by two uniformed security guards (masked) brandishing what looked like Buck-Rodgers-Type Ray Guns. They each aimed the "guns" to my temples and pronounced me fit to enter, as I did not have a fever. As I began to walk in, they demanded that I stand on a SPOT on the floor. I said that I had come to buy the new Mac Mini. All I wanted to do was spend my money and get out of there. A store employee directed me to another SPOT on the floor and asked how he could help me. I told him I wanted to buy the new Mac Mini, and I was prepared to spend money in the store. Didn't they want my money?

"Come back in 45 minutes, and I will have a consultant help you," he said.

Forty-Five minutes was not a long enough time to go home and come back again, so I bundled up and trekked across the freezing parking lot to kill time at the book store. Maybe I would even buy a book. Remember THOSE?

2. The Book Store: "Dedicated To The Fine Art Of Browsing" used to be the motto of this Book Store. However, it is difficult to "browse" when dressed like my Inuit Ancestors, wearing a surgical mask, and admonished to stay 6 feet away from everybody else. On top of that, the Book Store had removed the Coffee Shop, all the chairs, and had signs posted everywhere not to "handle" the books. They even had a place to put books after one had "touched them". I felt like a LEPER. Then I saw a book I might like.

It was by Victor Wooten, my absolute FAVORITE Bass Player, and, possibly the Greatest in the world, now that Jaco Pastorius is no longer with us. It was a philosophical book about MUSIC, and was endorsed by my SECOND-Favorite Bass Player, Chuck Rainey. So I bought that book and another one about music, and, now, sweating in my winter coat, I trudged back to the Apple Store to spend some more money.

3. The Second Visit: Upon entering the store, the two Space-Cops swooped in on me again, armed with their thermometers, and I once again passed for healthy. They directed me to stand on a SPOT.

"But I have an appointment," I challenged.

"STAND ON THE SPOT" was the response.

After about twenty minutes an older salesman directed me to a table and presented me with the New Mac Mini.

"Where is the slot for the CD Burner?" I asked.

"What do you want THAT for? NOBODY uses THOSE anymore!"

Well, back and forth we went, discussing the merits of CD's versus music-sharing , iTunes, iPhones, etc blah blah blah, until I finally handed the new Mac Mini back and said:

FORGEDDABOUTIT!

It was at that point, the salesman took pity on the old lady in her Inuit Garb and mask, and whispered:

"Buy a USB-CD burner online and hook it up to your old Mac Mini. It WILL work."

And that's exactly what I did.

4. Conclusion: I could not wait to read the Book by Victor Wooten, and it turned out to be the worst drivel that I had ever let into my eyes. As a Music Teacher, I was appalled that the Greatest Bass Player In The World was attaching all sorts of silly, pop-psychology, New Age Nonsense to the Art of Music, and eschewing the fundamentals such as scales, modes, notes, and PRACTICING. On top of that, The author created a foolish story about a mysterious guru who appeared in his life to share these "important" secrets. It was worse than The Alchemist, which, up till now, was the stoopidist book I had ever read.

That being said, my CD drive arrived in the mail yesterday and I have already burned several, preserving my music and being able to listen to it in my car as I drive around. God is Good!

How Long, will we live in a world of fear (fear of COVID, fear of Browsing, fear of germs, fear of interaction with others, even fear of dedicating oneself to one's craft)? I, for one, am mighty SICK of it. How bout you?

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

[Silentgypsy]

Maybe this pertains to being in the world but not of the world....

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Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Amen to THAT!

(((HUGS)))

[etabeta]

y prayers always. God bless.

[NEWwoman]

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So much fear of COVID and the nonsense that goes with it!

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.

[Maudeen]

As I read your stories I kept thinking. . .what has happened to our country. There is no getting it back. Unfortunately many do not have the comfort in knowing that “this world is not our home.”

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Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

Amen!

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I keep praying for Christ’s Triumphant Return!

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Thank You, Maudeen, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[TianaHighrider]

Prayers up. And prayers all people realize fear is a weapon.

Fear is the weapon governments use to control, manipulate, and become tyrannical.

Prayers for all people to immediately stop being frozen in fear. God is not the spirit of Fear.

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Thank You, TianaHighrider, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Hiskid]

AMEN!!

After observation of a number of children and teens, Holy Spirit showed me that there is a new generation of young people who are already oppressed by fear of sickness and infirmity It will will take diligent meditation in the Word to free them from what has been perpetrated on them. Father, set them free!

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Amen to THAT!