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  9 December 2020   Psalm 59  (0) For the leader. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” By David; a mikhtam, when Sha’ul sent men to keep watch on David’s house in order to kill him: 2 (1) My God, rescue me from my enemies! Lift me up, out of reach of my foes! 3 (2) Rescue me from evildoers,save me from bloodthirsty men. 4 (3) For there they are, lying in wait to kill me. Openly they gather themselves against me, and not because I committed a crime or sinned, Adonai. 5 (4) For no fault of mine, they run and prepare. Awaken to help me, and see! 6 (5) You, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, God of Isra’el, arouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those wicked traitors. (Selah) 7 (6) They return at nightfall, snarling like dogs as they go around the city. 8 (7) Look what pours out of their mouth, what swords are on their lips, [as they say to themselves,] “No one is listening, anyway.” 9 (8) But you, Adonai, laugh at them, you mock all the nations. 10 (9) My Strength, I will wa...

  Sunday Evening Psalm 57 (0) For the leader. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” By David, a mikhtam, when he fled from Sha’ul into the cave: 2 (1) Show me favor, God, show me favor; for in you I have taken refuge. Yes, I will find refuge in the shadow of your wings until the storms have passed. 3 (2) I call to God, the Most High, to God, who is accomplishing his purpose for me. 4 (3) He will send from heaven and save me when those who would trample me down mock me. (Selah) God will send his grace and his truth. 5 (4) I am surrounded by lions, I am lying down among people breathing fire, men whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongues sharp-edged swords. 6 (5) Be exalted, God, above heaven! May your glory be over all the earth! 7 (6) They prepared a snare for my feet, but I am bending over [to avoid it]. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it themselves. (Selah) 8 (7) My heart is steadfast, God, steadfast. I will sing and make music. 9 (8) Awake, my glory! Awake, lyre a...

  Sunday 6 December 2020     Psalm 56 (0) For the leader. Set to “The Silent Dove in the Distance.” By David; a mikhtam, when the P’lishtim captured him in Gat: 2 (1) Show me favor, God; for people are trampling me down — all day they fight and press on me. 3 (2) Those who are lying in wait for me would trample on me all day. For those fighting against me are many. Most High, 4 (3) when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 5 (4) In God — I praise his word — in God I trust; I have no fear; what can human power do to me? 6 (5) All day long they twist my words; their only thought is to harm me. 7 (6) They gather together and hide themselves, spying on my movements, hoping to kill me. 8 (7) Because of their crime, they cannot escape; in anger, God, strike down the peoples. 9 (8) You have kept count of my wanderings; store my tears in your water-skin — aren’t they already recorded in your book? 10 (9) Then my enemies will turn back on the day when I call; this I know: that Go...

  Shabbat Vayishlach Psalm 55 (0) For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David: 2 (1) Listen, God, to my prayer! Don’t hide yourself from my plea! 3 (2) Pay attention to me, and answer me! I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint, I shudder 4 (3) at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress; for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me. 5 (4) My heart within me is pounding in anguish, the terrors of death press down on me, 6 (5) fear and trembling overwhelm me, horror covers me. 7 (6) I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I could fly away and be at rest. 8 (7) Yes, I would flee to a place far off, I would stay in the desert. (Selah) 9 (8) I would quickly find me a shelter from the raging wind and storm.” 10 (9) Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech! For I see violence and fighting in the city. 11 (10) Day and night they go about its walls; within are malice and mischief. 12 (11) Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never l...

  December 4, 2020 Friday There's so much love in this picture...You won't even have to look twice... There's so much love between a man and the woman whom he calls his bride Such a mystery to see so much love between two people Just a glimpse of how it would feel like to be the heavenly bride Psalm 54 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[ b ] of David. When the Ziphites  had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?” 1 Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3 Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God. 4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. 5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. 6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good. 7 You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked ...

  3 December 2020 Thursday BS day Psalm 53 CJB (0) For the leader. On machalat. A maskil of David: 2 (1) A brutish fool tells himself,“There isn’t any God.” Such people are depraved, all their deeds are vile, not one of them does what is good. 3 (2) God looks out from heaven upon the human race to see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God. 4 (3) Every one of them is unclean, altogether corrupt; not one of them does what is good, not a single one. 5 (4) Won’t these evildoers ever learn? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, and they never call on God! 6 (5) They will be gripped with terror, even though now they are not afraid; for God will scatter the bones of him who is besieging you. You are putting them to shame, because God has rejected them. 7 (6) If only salvation for Isra’el would come out of Tziyon! When God restores his people’s fortunes, what joy for Ya‘akov! what gladness for Isra’el!  Abba Yakar, Blessed are YOU ADONAI ELOHIM, KING of the Univer...