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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

In my search for images for today's thread, I came across a few that were very cynical and disheartening. These were atheist or secular websites that cherry-pick individual Bible Verses out of context in order to discredit the Bible. As you may have guessed, the verse these sites chose to illustrate was the last one in the Psalm.

I have to admit, the first few times I read this Psalm, I was a bit disturbed as well! This was further exacerbated by the fact that I already knew the first part of the Psalm, about the Rivers of Babylon, as it was a popular Reggae Tune in the 70's that I used to play in my Rock Band. And so, as a new Christian reading this Psalm for the first time, I approached it with delight, because I already KNEW the lyrics. The tune bounced around in my head as I read the Psalm...I KNOW THIS! Then...I crashed into that last line. What the heck is THAT?

Now, it's not for me to second-guess or make excuses for the Psalmist. I have never been in exile, a prisoner of war, or a slave. I have no right to tell someone who is in mourning to "Snap out of it", or that their heart's cry is "inappropriate". Not to mention that this is a Lamentation, a type of poetry that is no longer fashionable among us "enlightened" folks.

Perhaps God allowed this difficult verse to appear in our Bibles today, and not be swallowed up by Antiquity, to show us that, even in our darkest hour, when some truly ugly thoughts invade our minds, we can't hide from Him. All the pious, goody-two-shoes, religious lingo falls flat when it is used to cover up the ugliness of sin.

When we ourselves are by the Rivers of Babylon, so depressed we can't even sing a song of prayer, too benumbed to touch our hands to our instruments, so angry that all we can think about is vengeance and murder, God still loves us. Perheps he loves us best when we are at our ugliest, because that is we are the most vulnerable before Him. It is precisely when we reach bottom that he reaches down and pulls us up out of the muddy river.

And that is where the cynical atheist sites miss the boat.

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

[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.

[TianaHighrider]

Prayers up and thank you 🙏❤

[etabeta]

Thank you for your insight. I needed it.

Joining in prayer. God bless.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you for your very insightful interpretation. You nailed it.

Which enables my enthusiastic AMEN!

[NEWwoman]

Amen, left that other site

**It is precisely when we reach bottom that he reaches down and pulls us up out of the muddy river.**

Like Job when God broke through or Peter after denying Christ.

Gives us hope.

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

[Jeanbl]

Yes, thank you. Joining in prayer.