Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father in Heaven,
Blessed Are You,
Oh LORD, Our God,
King of The Universe
You Alone Are Worthy,
You Alone Are LORD,
You Alone Are The One true God of Abraham.

1. Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2. For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;
And those who hate You have lifted up their head.
3. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
4. They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

Oh How They Conspire together, Father,
Against You and Your Beloved!
They Hate You and Your Law,
How Much More So Do They Despise Your Servants?
Give Us Peace in Our Hearts When We Look at These Situations,
And Give Us Insight into What Is REALLY Going On.
Open Our Eyes to The Spiritual Warfare that Is Taking Place,
So That We Will Be Armed properly,
And not take these attacks personally.

5. For they have consulted together with one consent;
They form a confederacy against You:
6. The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab and the Hagrites;
7. Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8. Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

Thank You, Father, For Your Prophetic Word,
Your Holy Prophets,
Your Insight, and Your Discernment.
Thank You For Giving Us Guidance For What Lies Before Us,
And Hope For Your Blessed Appearing!

For the Sake of Your Anointed,
and For The Sake of Your Name,
We pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,
For Israel,
According to Your Word,
and Your Promise.

We Pray For Our President,
And other Leaders of Our Beloved USA
May They Receive Wisdom from You
To do the Right Thing.
We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

It is nearly impossible to read this Psalm in the present day and not think about the mess in the Middle East. This Psalm speaks of a confederacy of nations surrounding Israel joining together to invade. It is strikingly similar to Ezekiel 38, which occurs immediately after the famous "Dry Bones" Chapter. The names of the enemies are similar in both Passages, and seem to be speaking of the same thing.

In the History portions of the Hebrew Bible, there are no references to a confederation of this size. The closest historical event would be 2 Chronicles 20, where there is a small alliance of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and a few others who invaded Judah. So "Psalm 83/Ezek 38" could be speaking of a future battle.

Now, you may think that this isn't possible, because all the names of those enemies are obsolete. Nobody speaks of "Moab" or "Edom" anymore. But, consider the following graphic, which gives the current names of the areas once occupied by these countries:

It also helps to recognize that the current names of the countries surrounding Israel are less than 100 years old, and only came into use after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire after WW1. Now the Psalm and the Prophecy make perfect sense!

The Psalm has a Chiastic Structure, with lots of Parallelisms and Contrasting Couplets. But the best line is the Coda, where it states that the goal of the Psalm is for ALL People to worship the ONE TRUE GOD.

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

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)

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