When
it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,
Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
In
the Temple courts
He
found men selling cattle, sheep and doves,
And
others siting a tables exchanging money.
So
He made a whip out of cords,
And
Drove all from the Temple area,
Both
sheep and cattle;
He
scattered the coins of the money changers
And
overturned their tables.
To
those who sold doves He said,
'GET
THESE OUT OF HERE!
HOW
DARE YOU TURN MY FATHER'S HOUSE INTO A MARKET!'
His
Disciples remembered that it is written:
'ZEAL
FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.' [Psalm 69:9]
(John
2:13-17)
SAME
ME, O GOD,
For
the waters have come up to My Neck.
I
Sink in the Miry Depths, where there is No Foothold.
I
have come into the Deep Waters;
The
Floods Engulf Me.
I
AM Worn Out Calling for Help;
My
throat is Parched My eyes Fail, looking for My God.
Those
who HATE Me without Reason
Outnumber
the hairs of My head;
Many
are My Enemies without Cause,
THOSE
WHO SEEK TO DESTROY ME.
I
AM forced to restore what I did not Steal
You
know My Folly, O God;
My
Guilt is not Hidden from You.
May
those who Hope in You not be disgraced because of Me,
O
Lord, the Lord Almighty;
May
those who seek You not be put to Shame because of Me,
O
God of Israel.
FOR
I ENDURE SCORN FOR YOUR SAKE,
And
Shame covers My Face.
I
AM a Stranger to My brothers,
An
ALIEN to My own mother's sons;
FOR
ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE CONSUMES ME,
And
the Insults of those who Insult You fall on Me.
When
I weep and fast, I must endure Scorn;
When
I put on Sackcloth people make Sport of Me.
Those
who sit at the Gate Mock Me,
And
I AM the songs of the Drunkards.
But
I Pray to You, O Lord,
In
the Time of Your Favor;
In
Your Great Love, O God answer Me with Your Sure Salvation.
Rescue
me from the Mire, Do not let me Sink;
Deliver
Me from those who HATE Me,
From
the Deep Waters.
Do
not let the Floodwaters Engulf Me
Or
the Depths Swallow Me up
Or
the Pit close its mouth over Me.
Answer
Me, O Lord, out of the Goodness of Your Love;
In
Your Great Mercy turn to Me.
DO
NOT HIDE YOUR FACE FROM YOUR SERVANT;
Answer
Me Quickly, for I AM in Trouble.
Come
Near and Rescue Me;
Redeem
Me because of My Foes.
You
know how I AM Scored, Disgraced and Shamed;
All
My Enemies are before You.
SCORN
HAS BROKEN MY HEART AND HAS LEFT ME HELPLESS;
I
looked for Sympathy, but there was None.
They
put Gall in My food and gave Me Vinegar for my Thirst.
May
the Table set before them become a Snare;
May
it become Retribution and a Trap.
May
their eyes be Darkened so they cannot see,
And
their Backs be Bent Forever.
Pour
out Your Wrath on them;
Let
Your Fierce Anger overtake them.
May
their Place be Deserted;
Let
there be No One to Dwell in their Tents.
For
they Persecute those You Wound
And
talk about the Pain of those You hurt.
Charge
them with Crime upon Crime;
Do
not let them Share in Your Salvation.
May
they be Blotted Out of The Book of LIFE
And
not be Listed with the Righteous.
I
WILL PRAISE GOD'S NAME IN SONG
And
Glorify Him with Thanksgiving.
This
will Please the Lord more than an ox,
More
than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
The
Poor will see and be glad--
YOU
WHO SEEK THE LORD, MAY YOUR HEARTS LIVE!
The
Lord hears the Needy
And
does not Despise His Captive People.
LET
HEAVEN AND EARTH PRAISE HIM,
The
Seas and all that move in them,
FOR
GOD WILL SAVE ZION
And
Rebuild the Cites of Judah.
Then
the People will Settle there and Possess it;
The
Children of His Servants will Inherit it,
AND
THOSE WHO LOVE HIS NAME WILL DWELL THERE.
(Psalm
69)
The
Lot of those who follow the Lord is a Trial.
It
was a Trial for Christ Jesus; He was Hated.
Yet
the Zeal for His Father's House Consumed Him,
And
it is That which got Him Through.
The
godless will Always Hate the Righteous;
They
are doing the will of their father, Satan.
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