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17 December 2020 Thursday Night - Friday Psalm 68 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David. A song: 2 (1) Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee from his presence. 3 (2) Drive them away as smoke is driven away; like wax melting in the presence of a fire, let the wicked perish in the presence of God. 4 (3) But let the righteous rejoice and be glad in God’s presence; yes, let them exult and rejoice. 5 (4) Sing to God, sing praises to his name; extol him who rides on the clouds by his name, Yah; and be glad in his presence. 6 (5) God in his holy dwelling, is a father to orphans and defender of widows. 7 (6) God gives homes to those who are alone and leads prisoners out into prosperity. But rebels must live in a parched wasteland. 8 (7) God, when you went out at the head of your people, when you marched out through the wilderness, (Selah) 9 (8) the earth quaked, and rain poured from the sky, at the presence of God. Even Sinai [shook] at the presence of God, ...

17 December 2020 Thursday    Psalm 67 (0) For the leader. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song: 2 (1) God, be gracious to us, and bless us. May he make his face shine toward us, (Selah) 3 (2) so that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 4 (3) Let the peoples give thanks to you, God; let the peoples give thanks to you, all of them. 5 (4) Let the nations be glad and shout for joy, for you will judge the peoples fairly and guide the nations on earth. (Selah) 6 (5) Let the peoples give thanks to you, God; let the peoples give thanks to you, all of them. 7 (6) The earth has yielded its harvest; may God, our God, bless us. 8 (7) May God continue to bless us, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.    Dear Avi, Blessed are YOU Adonai Elohim King of the Universe! My Everlasting! Toda Raba for the wonderful sleep last night, and I woke up unusually early after eating too much yesterday... It's like everyday birthday for YOU as we ce...

Tuesday Night December 15, 2020 Psalm 66 CJB (0) For the leader. A song. A psalm: (1) Shout to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name, make his praise glorious. 3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! At your great power, your enemies cringe. 4 All the earth bows down to you, sings praises to you, sings praises to your name.” (Selah) 5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome dealings with humankind. 6 He turned the sea into dry land. They passed through the river on foot; there we rejoiced in him. 7 With his power he rules forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations. Let no rebel arise to challenge him. (Selah) 8 Bless our God, you peoples! Let the sound of his praise be heard! 9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from stumbling. 10 For you, God, have tested us, refined us as silver is refined. 11 You brought us into the net and bound our bodies fast. 12 You made men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water. But you brought us out to a place of plenty. ...

Tuesday, 15 Decemeber 2020 Hannukah 5 Psalm 65 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David. A song: 2 (1) To you, God, in Tziyon, silence is praise; and vows to you are to be fulfilled. 3 (2) You who listen to prayer, to you all living creatures come. 4 (3) When deeds of wickedness overwhelm me, you will atone for our crimes. 5 (4) How blessed are those you choose and bring near, so that they can remain in your courtyards! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the Holy Place of your temple . 6 (5) It is just that you answer us with awesome deeds, God of our salvation, you in whom all put their trust, to the ends of the earth and on distant seas. 7 (6) By your strength you set up the mountains. You are clothed with power. 8 (7) You still the roaring of the seas, their crashing waves, and the peoples’ turmoil. 9 (8) This is why those living at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your signs. The places where the sun rises and sets you...

December 14, 2020 Monday Psalm 64 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David: 2 (1) Hear my voice, God, as I plead: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 3 (2) Hide me from the secret intrigues of the wicked and the open insurrection of evildoers. 4 (3) They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words, 5 (4) in order to shoot from cover at the innocent, shooting suddenly and fearing nothing. 6 (5) They support each other’s evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, “Who would see them?” 7 (6) They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart. 8 (7) Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds; 9 (8) their own tongues make them stumble. All who see them shake their heads. 10 (9) Everyone is awestruck — they acknowledge that it is God at work, they understand what he has done. 11 (10) The righteous ...

December 13, 2020 Hannukah 3 Psalm 63 (0) A psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Y’hudah: 2 (1) O God, you are my God; I will seek you eagerly. My heart thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a land parched and exhausted, where no water can be found. 3 (2) I used to contemplate you in the sanctuary, seeing your power and glory; 4 (3) for your grace is better than life. My lips will worship you. 5 (4) Yes, I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 6 (5) I am as satisfied as with rich food; my mouth praises you with joy on my lips 7 (6) when I remember you on my bed and meditate on you in the night watches. 8 (7) For you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice; 9 (8) my heart clings to you; your right hand supports me. 10 (9) But those who seek to destroy my life — may they go to the lowest parts of the earth. 11 (10) May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become prey for jackals. 12 (11) But the king will r...

12 December 2020 Shabbat Hannukah 2 VAYESHEV (And He Lived) Genesis 37:1–40:23 Haftarah Vayeshev: ‘Amos (Amos) 2:6–3:8 B’rit Hadashah suggested reading for Parashah Vayeshev:  Acts 7:9–16 (specifically vv. 9–10); Romans 8:18–39 “Jacob lived [yeshev] in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.” (Genesis 37:1)   Genesis 40 9 Then the chief cupbearer told Yosef his dream: “In my dream, there in front of me was a vine, 10 and the vine had three branches. The branches budded, then it suddenly began to blossom, and finally clusters of ripe grapes appeared. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh.” 12 Yosef said to him, “Here is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office: you will be giving Pharaoh his cup as you used to when you were his cupbearer. 14 But remember me when it goes well with you...