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Showing posts with label Zion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zion. Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Saturday - God's Gracious Ways - Psalm/Tehillim 145:13b-21 - 1/28/17

The psalmist praiseth God for the glory of his kingdom, & for his saving mercy. David's Psalm of praise.

Psalm 145:13 ... (Reference scripture: Psalm 146:10) ... The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zi'on unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.


Psalm 145:14 ... (Reference scripture: Psalm 146:8) ...The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth righteous:


Psalm 145:15 ... (Reference scriptures: Psalm 104:27 & Psalm 136:25) (The dependence of all creatures upon God)These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Psalm 136:25 ... Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.


Psalm 145:16 ... (Reference scripture: Psalm 147:9) To execute them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.


Psalm 145:17 ... The LORD is righteous in all his ways, & (merciful, or bountiful.) holy in all his ways.


Psalm 145:18 ... (Reference scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:7 & John 4:24) For what nation is there is so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

John 4:24 ... God is a Spirit: & they that worship him must worship him in spirit & in truth.


Psalm 145:19 ... He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, & save them.


Psalm 145:20 ... (Reference scripture: Psalm 97:10 ... An exhortation to hate evil & rejoice in the Lord.) Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.


Psalm 145:21 ... My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: & let all flesh bless his holy name for ever & ever.

Reference scriptures used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Tuesday - Psalm/Tehillim 146:5-10 - Those Whose Help Is The Lord - 12/27/16

God, for his power, justice, mercy, & kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted.

Verse 5 ... Happy is he that hath the God of Ja'cob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Psalm 144:15 ... (The psalmist prayeth for grace & deliverance from enemies.) Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose GOD is the LORD.


Psalm 146:6 ... Which made heaven, & earth, the sea, & all that therein is: which keepeth trust for ever:

Genesis 1:1 ... IN the beginning God created the heaven & earth.


Psalm 146:7 ... Which executeth judgment for the oppressed:

Psalm 103:6 ... (An exhortation to bless God for his mercy,) The LORD executeth righteousness & judgment for the oppressed:


Psalm 146:7 ... which giveth food to the hungry.

Psalm 107:9 ... (Their deliverance represented under various aspects of his providence over men.) For he satisfieth the longing soul, & filleth the hungry soul with the goodness.


Psalm 146:7 ... The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Psalm 68:6 ... (An exhortation to praise God for his mercies,) God setteth the solitary (in a house) families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.


Psalm 146:8 ... The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind:

Matthew 9:30 ... (Jesus giveth sight to two blind men;) And their eyes were opened; & Jesus straitly charged them, saying, see that no man know it.


Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous.

Psalm 145:14 ... (The psalmist praiseth God for his saving mercy.) The LORD upholdeth all that fall, & raiseth up all those that be bowed down.


Psalm 146:9 ... The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless & widow:

Deuteronomy 10:18 ... (An exhortation to obedience.) He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless & widow, & loveth the stranger, in giving him food & raiment.


Psalm 146:9 ... but the way of the wicked he turned upside down.

Psalm 147:6 ... (The psalmist exhorted to praise God for his care of the church, his power, his goodness, his mercy;) The LORD lifted up the meek: he casteth the wicked down down to the ground.


Psalm 146:10 ... The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zi'on unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

Exodus 15:18 (Moses song.) The LORD shall reign for ever & ever.

Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Wednesday - God Is Present & the City is Secure - Psalm 46 - 11/16/16

Zion's confidence in God. An exhortation to behold the works of the Lord.

Verse 1 ... GOD is our refuge & strength, ...

Psalm 91:2 ... I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge & my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.


Psalm 46:1 ... a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 145:18 ... The LORD is nigh unto all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.


Psalm 46:2 ... Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, & though the mountains be carried into (the heart of the seas) the midst of the sea;


Psalm 46:3 ... Though ... the waters thereof roar & be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Matthew 7:25 ...And the rain descended, & the floods came, & the winds blew, & beat upon that house; & it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.


Psalm 46:4 ... There is a river, ... the streams where of shall make glad ...

Isaiah 8:7 ... Now therefore behold, the Lord bringeth up up upon them the waters of the river, strong & many, even the king of As-syr'i-a, & all his glory: he shall come up over all his channels, & go over all his banks:


Psalm 46:4 ... the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Isaiah 60:14 ... The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; & all they that despised thee they shall bow themselves down at the soles of they feet; & they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Is'ra-el.


Psalm 46:5 ... God is ... in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, ... (when the morning appeareth) & that right early.


Psalm 46:6 ... The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, ...

Psalm 2:1 ... Why do the heathen rage, & the people (meditate) imagine a vain thing?


Psalm 46:6 ...the earth melted.

Joshua 2:9,24 ... And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, & that your terror is fallen upon us, & that all the inhabitants of the land (melt) faint because of you.

And they said unto Josh'u-a, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do (melt) faint because of us.


Psalm 46:7 ... The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of JA'cob is (a high place for us) our refuge. Selah.


Psalm 46:8 ... Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Psalm 66:5 ... Come & see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

Isaiah 2:4 ... And he shall judge among the nations & shall rebuke many people: & they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, & their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.


Psalm 46:9 ... he breaketh the bow, & cutteth the spear in sunder; ...

Psalm 76:3 ... There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, & the sword, & the battle. Selah.


Psalm 46:9 ... he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Ezekiel 39:9 ... And they that dwell in the cities of Is'ra-el shall go forth, & shall set on fire & burn the weapons, both the shields & the bucklers, the bows & the arrows, & the handstaves, & the spears, & they shall burn them with fire seven years:


Psalm 46:10 ... Be still, & know that I am God: ... I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Isaiah 2:11,17 ... The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, & the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down; & the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, & the haughtiness of men shall be made low; & the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.


Psalm 46:11 ... The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Js'cob is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 46:7 ... The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Ja'cob is our refuge. Selah.


Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Wednesday - Life in the New Heaven & New Earth - Isaiah 65:20-25 - 11/2/16

The prosperity & glory of Zion under the new dispensation.

Verse 20 ... There shall be more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die a hundred years old; ... but the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

Ecclesiastes 8:12 ... Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, & his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:


Isaiah 65:21 ... And ... they shall build houses, & inhabit them; & they shall plant vineyards, & eat the fruit of them.

Isaiah 62:8 ...The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, & by the arm of his strength, (If I give) Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; & the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:


Isaiah 65:22 ... They shall not build, & another inhabit; they shall not plant, & another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, & mine elect (shall make them continue long, or shall wear out) shall long enjoy the work of their hands.


Isaiah 65:23 ... They shall not labour in vain, ... nor bring forth for trouble;...

Deuteronomy 28:42 ... Thou shalt begat sons & daughters, but (they shall not be thine) thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.


Isaiah 65:23 ... for ... they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, their offspring with them.

Isaiah 61:9 ... And their seed shall be known among the Gen'tiles, & their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.


Isaiah 65:24 ... And it shall come to pass, that ... before they call, I will answer; & while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Psalm 32:5 ... I acknowledged my sin unto thee, & mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; & thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.


Isaiah 65:25 ... The wolf & the lamb shall feed together, & the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: ...

Isaiah 11:6,7,9 ...The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, & the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf & the young lion & the fatling together; & a little child shall lead them.

And the cow & bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: & the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.


Isaiah 65:25 ...& dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Genesis 3:14 ... And the LORD God saith unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, & above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, & dust shall thou eat all the days of thy life:


Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, The SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Tuesday - Who May Live With God - PSalm 15 - 11/1/16

The psalmist describeth a citizen of Zion. A Psalm of David.

Verse 1 ... LORD, ... who shall ...

Psalm 24:5 .. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, & righteousness from the God of his salvation.


Psalm 15:1 ... (sojourn) abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in ... they holy hill?

Psalm 2:6 ... Yet have I (anointed) my king (upon Zion the hill of holiness) upon my holy hill of Zion.


Psalm 15:2 ... He that walketh uprightly, & worketh righteousness, &

Isaiah 33:15 ... He that walketh (righteousnesses) righteously, & speaketh (uprightnesses) uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of (deceit) oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of (bloods) blood, & shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;


Psalm 15:2 ... speaketh the truth in his heart.

Ephesians 15:2 ... Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.


Psalm 15:3 ... He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doth evil to his neighbor, ...

Leviticus 19:16 ... Thou shalt not go up & down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am the LORD.


Psalm 15:3 ... nor (receiveth or endureth) taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.


Psalm 15:4 ... In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that ...

Esther 8:2 ... And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Ha'man, & gave it to Mor'de-cai. And Es'ther set Mor'de-cai over the house of Ha'man.


Psalm 15:4 ... sweareth to his own hurt, & changeth not.

Judges 11:35 ... And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, & said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought ne very low, & thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, & I can not go back.


Psalm 15:5 ... He that putteth not out of his money to usury ...

Deuteronomy 23:19 ... Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury any thing that is lent upon usury.


Psalm 15:5 ... nor taketh reward against the innonemce. He that doeth these things ... shall never be moved.

Psalm 16:8 ... I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.


Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, The SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Jubilant! ... 12/8/13 Sunday School Lesson

Hannah . prayed . Lord . Horn . Promises . I Samuel . Samuel . Psalm/Tehillim . Abimelech . angel of the Lord . Praise . Redemption . Wisdom . God of Jacob . Zion . Luke 1 . Mary . magnified . God my Saviour . Israel . Abraham . John . Nazarite . Sunday School Lesson


The Sunday School Lesson is shared from Luke 1:46-56 (Devotional Reading: Psalm 111; Background Scripture: Luke 1:46-56).

Hannah (grace), her vow & prayer (I Samuel 1:19); song of (I Samuel 2).

Horn ... used metaphorically to signify strength & honor, as a type of victory.

Promises: I Samuel 2:2b (Victory Over Enemies & Trouble); I Samuel 2:6; Psalm/Tehillim 146:8; 146:9 (Health & Healing); I Samuel 2:9; Psalm/Tehillim 103:13 (The Lord's Love & Care for HIS Children . The Upright are Blessed & Prospered); Psalm 34:7 (The Upright are Blessed & Prospered); Psalm/Tehillim 34:8; 111:5; 146:7 (Food Provided for the Lord's Children) .. Healing comes in various ways - Prosperity does not always mean material items or money.

Abimelech or Achish (serpent?), King of Gath ... Gath (a wine-press), Goliath of (I Samuel 17:4).

Praise, God worthy of.

Wisdom, given by God. Fear of the Lord - Wisdom - Understanding.

Zion or Sion (dry place), southwestern hill of Jerusalem, surrounded on all sides except the north deep valleys

Nazarites, law of (Numbers 6)


Luke 1:46-56

Verses 46-48

Verses 46,47 ... Duties To God; Praise; Praise Due To God

Verse 47 (Habakkuk 3:18)

Verse 48 ... Idolatry & Superstition; Adoration of Saints; The Virgin Mary

(I Samuel 2:1-10; Exodus 15:20-21 ... Reference Scriptures in Sunday School Book)



Christian Praise Music, Gospel Music, Spanish Christian Praise Music, and African American Praise Gospel Music




Christian Books on Hannah the mother of Samuel and Mary the mother of Jesus and Elisabeth the mother of John the Baptist




Verses 49-52

Verse 49 ... Idolatry & Superstition; Adoration of Saints; The Virgin Mary

Verse 49 (Psalm 111:9)

Verse 50 ... Duties To God; Fear; Blessedness of Fearing God

Verse 51 ... Fallen Man; Sins of The Spirit, & Against Ourselves; Pride, Its Hatefulness

Verse 52 ... Works of God; God's Providence In Man's Temporal Affairs; Sends Changes of Fortune

(Leviticus 11:44-45; I Peter 1:15,16; Isaiah 57:15)





Verses 53-56 (Luke 1-2; Luke 1:68-79; I Samuel 2:1-10)

Verse 53 ... Works Of God; God's Providence In Man's Temporal Affairs; Sends Changes of Fortune

Verses 54-55 ... Jesus Christ; Prophecies Concerning Christ; Descent (Birth, Lineage; fact of originating from an ancestral stock; one generation in an ancestral line or genealogical scale; Decline - descent of the family to actual poverty) ... Jesus/Yeshua is Rich over all - but became lowly - humble.

Verse 56 ... Civil & Social Life; Manners & Customs; Visiting & Returning Home

(Romans 1:28)



Monday - December 2, 2013 - My Heart Exults in the Lord - I Samuel 2:1-10

Hannah's song in thankfulness to God.


Tuesday - December 3, 2013 - O Magnify the Lord with Me - Psalm 34:1-8

David praises God, & exhorts others thereto by his experience. They blessed who trust in God.


Wednesday - December 4, 2013 - Give Thanks to the Lord - Psalm 100

Exhortation to praise the Lord. Praise - sing - all ye lands (HIS Gates - HIS Courts = Temple)


Thursday - December 5, 2013 - Bless the Compassionate Lord - Psalm 103:13-22

Exhortation to bless God for HIS Mercy. ... Mercy of the Lord - unto Children;s Children - HIS Covenant - HIS Commandments


Friday - December 6, 2013 - Praise the Gracious & Merciful Lord - Psalm 111

The psalmist incites to praise God.


Saturday - December 7, 2013 - The Lord Reigns for ALL Generations - Psalm 146

God is only worthy to be trusted.


Sunday - December 8, 2013 - God Has Done Great Things - Luke 1:46-56

Luke 1:46,57-60 ... The Magnificat form of a beautiful lyrical poem uttered by a Jewish peasant girl whose cultural background was the O.T. writings. The main source where she draws her song is song of Hannah (I Samuel 2:1-10) ... Elisabeth's baby is born soon after Mary's departure. Elizabeth announces his name is to be John, the father receives again the power of speech, after giving signs of consents.

I Samuel 1:9-2:11 ... Hannah's prayer for a son answered.


Scripture reference used/taken from: The International Teacher's Handy Bible Encyclopedia/Concordance KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Edition Bible, KJV Special Arrangement N.T. Bible, Vine's Expository Dictionary of O.T. & N.T. Words, & Merriam's Webster Deluxe Dictionary 10th Collegiate Edition