#Psalm 134

[martyschoenleber]

Thursday Prayers for the Nation

November Prayers (14)Calling the Heart to Worship Read Psalm 14 and 104 1 “Bless the LORD, O my soul!   O LORD my God, you are very great!   You are clothed with splendor and majesty,2 covering yourself with light as with a garment,   stretching out the heavens like a tent.” These are the verses that greet me this morningas I open my Bible to guide my steps.Make me a man who is intoxicated with…

[granonine]

Night Watchmen

Psalm 134. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. I didn’t grow up in a church in which lifting one’s hands in prayer or praise was practiced. It is indisputable in God’s Word that He not only allows it, but…

[ad-lucem-et-amor]

Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the Lord. May the Lord, maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

[re4med]

Daily Prayer for March 13, 2024: Psalm 134

Prayer: Our Father, as we come to you today, we come as those in desperate need of your grace and kindness. We are creatures of dust, and we stray easily from those things you tell us. We easily forget your promises and the many mercies you have demonstrated day after day. Your faithfulness is new every morning. Yet, we know that we easily forget how much you love us and how you demonstrated that…

[s-o-a-p-ing]

PSALMS S.O.A.P. ~ PSALM 134

Tuesday, 1/23/24

SCRIPTURE:

Now bless the Lord,  all you servants of the Lord  who stand in the Lord’s house at night! Lift up your hands in the holy place  and bless the Lord!  ~ Psalm 134:1,2

OBSERVATION:

When? NOW!

Who? ALL servants of the Lord!

Where? In the Lord's house at night - in the holy place - in my heart - in my life!

How? Lift up my hands!

What? Bless the Lord!

Why? Jesus!

APPLICATION:

NOW bless the Lord!

Lift up my hands in the holy place...

...and bless the Lord! 

PRAYER:

Holy Father God - I lift my hands to You, asking that You forgive me for forgetting all of the holy places You have sent me - May Your Holy Spirit guide me to them, remind me of where I am, and steer me away from those that do not bring You to mind in a worshiping and praiseful way - In Jesus's Name, and for Your glory and honor and that I might bless Your Name in all things...

Yours, in all things, in Him...

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[jeffersonvann]

last shift

20231217 Photo by Josh Sorenson on Pexels.com last shift Psalm 134:1-3 (JDV) Psalm 134:1 [A song of festival caravans.] Now bless Yahveh, all you servants of Yahveh who stand in Yahveh’s house at night!Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless Yahveh!Psalm 134:3 May Yahveh, Maker of the sky and the land, bless you from Zion. last shift The last shift of worshippers stands…

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Standing By Night In The House Of The Lord -- Bill Boyd

Psalm 134 pays tribute to those who stand by night in the house of the Lord. It is a short psalm; only Psalm 117 is of shorter length. It is the last of the fifteen “Psalms or Songs of Degrees.” As this series come to a close, this psalm carries us in spirit to the sanctuary of the temple in Jerusalem. It has been suggested that the elusive inscription, “A Song of Degrees,” may have been given…

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[tom4jc]

Psalm 134:2 Bless The Lord

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. Psalm 134:2 Going to a concert or some sports game, people are quick to raise their hands and shout for joy supporting the performers. No one feels any shame in raising their hands or in the shouting in these events. It is actually expected for people to do these things to the point that those who don’t do it will stand out as different…

[slylittleprincess]

The Ascent - A Short Saga

A pure and innocent cult worshiper’s life of devotion is corrupted into lustful abandon by Cari Moraficus, Fifth Bloom.

A story about deconstruction and learning to love the sinful reckoning of a new world. 🙏

This is a story in the Human Domestication Guide setting. It features strong non-con elements throughout. Read those tags!

BTS below the thing

This is my longest story so far, and it’s been a journey to reach the summit!

I first started to see the outline for this after I read the word “Virgin” in On Domestication of Masters by Sheepwave and The Section (4WheelSword). Frida is wildly different kind of virgin from Amber, but the word itself and the idea of trying to preserve this arbitrary purity planted a seed. I couldn’t stop imagining the naive virginal kind of person who would present such a polar opposite to the sexual liberation of the compact.

From there, I began to build the world of Heavens Hold from my past experiences with a sorority cult (calling people Big and Little is REAL) and I also pulled from other existing cults to create a kind of religious dystopia.

The thing about cults and religious extremism is that it often turns the purest people into the worst betrayers, so it was important to me that the MC only be innocent in the ways that the cult values while still having dimension and flaws.

The other significant themes of this story are worship, corruption and CNC. Besides being extremely hot, I think they serve to provide a kind of meta exploration of HDG as a whole. If personhood asks “what if we make the disability narrative explicit”, the ascent asks “what if we made the non-consent narrative explicit”.

Amber is a character who likes violation, a feeling that many of us can relate to but not often see spelled out in the stories. By making this her primary kink, I was able to construct several scenes that play with NC and CNC from different angles as she becomes more and more corrupted, starting with a pretty straightforward assault, moving into a scene where she deliberately chooses to forget consenting, then ending with scenes where she participates as the violator of another.

I also included a deeply surreal scene where she is a fig that gets assaulted by a wasp as a metaphor for being implanted. I don’t know why I found that as thrilling as I did, but it happened.

Originally I called this “Amber’s Awakening” after “Spring Awakening”, but it felt far too clunky, and not the kind of title I could pull from in the prose. So why is this “The Ascent” and not “The Descent”? While I reserve the right to use that name for a follow up story, I fundamentally reject the idea that becoming a sexually liberated person is a lesser state. By going on this journey, Amber becomes a better person.

I use the imagery of ascent continuously, first with her being abducted onto an orbital ship, then through several suspension bondage sequences, and I think it’s vital that her story is viewed not as a corruption into depravity but a corruption into enlightenment. The name is also a reference to the song of ascents from psalms 120-134.

I make a lot of explicit biblical references in the story, but the biggest ones are Psalm 23 and Psalm 32. Psalm 23 is the verse misused by Eugene to justify his power, because Heavens Hold is like a deceitful version of the compact. It’s a comforting section of the bible, painting an image of a beautiful place where you are looked over without fear. This is the reality the Affini ultimately grant to Amber. Psalm 32, which Amber has branded onto her is a comfort of a different kind, the comfort of confessing your needs and being loved and forgiven and accepted. It represents her acceptance that she likes it. It also includes the obligatory HDG horse joke!

If you read this story thank you so much, I hope you found it as hot and interesting to read as I did to write.

[solidrockistand]

Praise of God's Law pt 17

129. Your statutes are wonderful therefor I obey them. (Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies. Psalms 119:22 ESV)

(Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool! Psalms 39.8 ESV)

(Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. Psalms 6:4 ESV)

130. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. (The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Psalms 19:7 ESV)

(But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his laws, he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:2 ESV)

(Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! Psalms 112:1 ESV)

131. I open my mouth and pant longing for your commands. (As a deer pants for flowing stream, so pants my soul for you, God. Psalms 42:1 ESV)

(He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. Psalms 18:33 ESV)

(Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. Isaiah 35:6 ESV)

132. Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. (Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. Psalms 6:4 ESV)

(Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Psalms 25:16 ESV)

(The Lord makes his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. Numbers 6:25 ESV)

133. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. (How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalms 119:9 NIV)

(May my cry come before you, O Lord, giving me understanding according to your word. Psalms 119:169 NIV)

(O Earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place. Job 16:8 ESV)

134. Redee me from the oppression of men that I may obey your precepts. (Ensure your servants well-being. Let not the arrogant oppress me. Psalms 119:122 NIV)

(Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. Psalms 106:42 ESV)

(Then the people of Israel cried out of the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron, and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. Judges 4:3 ESV)

135. Make your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees. (There are many who say, "Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us O Lord!)

(The Lord makes his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. Numbers 6:25 ESV)

136. Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed. (I am worn out from groaning all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. Psalms 6:6 NIV)

(So, he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. Judges 8:5 ESV)

Psalms 119:129-136 NIV

[buggie-hagen]

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD! Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the LORD. ~Psalm 134:1-2

[granonine]

Don't Worry!

Psalm 139:23-24. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Glenn Payne and George Younce are in heaven now, rejoicing with the Lord and joining in the heavenly choir. This psalm is a favorite of mine. I love the verses that tell about how we are fearfully and wonderfully made; how God knew us…

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

by Christina Fox | On a recent trip to Israel, I had the privilege of walking where Jesus walked. Our group also explored sites and locations of important places and events in the Old Testament. After spending a couple of days in the Jordan River Valley, we headed west toward Jerusalem. We read through the Psalms of Ascents (Ps. 120-134) as we followed the path Israelite pilgrims took on their yearly visit to the temple. On the way, we stopped at the Valley of the Shadow of Death…

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Psalm 134:1Amplified Bible

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of [a]Ascents.

134 Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites), Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.

[marysittingathisfeet]

What Is A Yodh?

י Yodh

Your hands made me and formed me;     give me understanding to learn your commands. May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,     for I have put my hope in your word.

 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,     and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. May your unfailing love be my comfort,     according to your promise to your servant. Let your compassion come to me that I may live,     for your law is my delight.  May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause;     but I will meditate on your precepts. May those who fear you turn to me,     those who understand your statutes.  May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees,     that I may not be put to shame.

Psalm 119: 73-80

Did you notice the little comma like thing in front of the word YODH? First what does Yodh mean and what is that little comma?

Let's start with the Yodh.

Yodh (also written as Yod) is the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet and sound like y as in yellow or yesterday. If we were reading this in Hebrew, we would most likely notice that every line from 73-80 starts with this letter. Yodh is the first letter in God's name, Yahweh; in the name Yeshua (Jesus).; and in the name of God's chosen people — Yisrael (Israel). Every letter in the Hebrew language has this Yodh symbol in it, making it the basis of the entire language. Because it is in every Hebrew letter, the Yodh is though to represent God's omnipresence. In other words God is every where. The little comma like mark is a jot. Because it is so small, Rabbis teach that this represents how God uses the small and weak to accomplish His purpose. A tittle is even smaller. It is a very minute point or stroke added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them from other similar letters.

In Matthew 5:18 Jesus makes this statement- until heaven and earth pass, not one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

This little jot character is what Jesus was referring to. Now you can understand why the scribes where so careful and meticulous when copying the scrolls. They had to lean in close to make sure they did not miss this little mark. If they made a mistake, the scroll would be scrapped and they would have to start all over.

This little mark reminds us that God cares about the smallest details. There is nothing in our lives that is too trivial for him.

Remember the verse spoken by Jesus ..Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29

It also reminds us that it is the hidden and insignificant that God sees and uses. Micah 5:2 tells us that God chose the seemingly insignificant town of Bethlehem to be the birthplace of the Messiah. Paul reinforces this idea in 1 Corinthians.

"God chose the things that are considered insignificant to bring shame to those who consider themselves important. God's purpose was to eliminate the place for prideful boasting in His presence". 1 Corinthians 1:28-31

Another definition of Yodh is a hand or arm.  It's form suggests a hand reaching toward heaven in prayer. There are many verses which speaks about lifting your hands when praying and worshipping

"Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!" Psalm 134:2

"O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!" Psalm 141: 1,2

"I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling" 1 Timothy 2:8

Even Solomon lifted his hands in prayer and worship.

"Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court, and he stood on it. Then he knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven" 2 Chronicles 6: 12-13