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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

The Scriptures In Handel’s Messiah

Psalm 69:21

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Lamentations 1:12

20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

(King James Version)

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God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Precious LORD,
We praise You And Worship You!
We ask You To Be With Your People,
Especially When We Are Mocked And Scorned,
Ridiculed and Marginalized,
Humiliated and Persecuted For The Sake of Righteousness.
You Are Our Glory,
And The Lifter of Our Heads,
When the Rulers and Principalities of This Present Darkness try to Overcome us.

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

[SisterK]

Amen
Lord, we join together to praise Your Holy Name.
We thank You for everything You have done.
You are indeed the only True and Living God.

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Psalm 69:21

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Lamentations 1:12

Behold and See if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow!

My recordings of The Messiah all have a Soprano singing these lines. However, Handel revised and "tweaked" his score many times depending upon the abilities of his soloists and other factors. Today's Video has it sung by a Tenor, which I find very satisfying.

The Scriptures are extremely sad, and come from Psalms and Lamentations.

Psalms is a favorite Book for many, but Lamentations isn't popular at all. There are five long songs in Lamentations, all mourning the Destruction of Solomon's Temple and the Captivity of the Jews, perpetrated by the Babylonians. This is considered one of the most tragic events in the History of the Jewish People and is commemorated on the 9th Day of Av every year. (By a strange coincidence, many horrible events took place on this same date throughout History) Here is what Chabad says about The 9th Day of Av.

Why do you think I would bring up an interesting correlation between Handel's Messiah and a Jewish Day of Mourning? Well, I did it because Charles Jennens did it by including this little verse from Lamentations.

Perhaps Jennens equated the Death and Burial of Jesus with the Destruction of Solomon's Temple. Perhaps he included this Verse to simulate the Mourning and Sorrow of Jesus's Mother, Joseph of Aramethea, and the other disciples who prepared Jesus for Burial after His cruel Death.

Whatever his reason, it is here in the Libretto, and whether it is sung by a Soprano or a Tenor, it tears at the heart.

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

I like this tenor! Thank you, ML.

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[redryder_90]

Amen

[NEWwoman]

Amen, left that other site

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

**Jennens equated the Death and Burial of Jesus with the Destruction of Solomon’s Temple.***

He was on to something:

Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
John 2:19

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Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Hiskid]

Amen

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Kitty Mittens]

You Are Our Glory,
And The Lifter of Our Heads,
When the Rulers and Principalities of This Present Darkness try to Overcome us.

Amen to your Beautiful, Power-Filled Prayer, Dear Servant of the King of kings.
Praying with you in Heartfelt Agreement.

[DarthVader]

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 110

Of David. A Psalm.

1 The Lord says to my lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.’

2 The Lord sends out from Zion
your mighty sceptre.
Rule in the midst of your foes.
3 Your people will offer themselves willingly
on the day you lead your forces
on the holy mountains.*
From the womb of the morning,
like dew, your youth* will come to you.
4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek.’*

5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgement among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
over the wide earth.
7 He will drink from the stream by the path;
therefore he will lift up his head.

[Jeanbl]

AMEN, thank you. Joining together in prayer.

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS