120 - 150 Flashcards
(31 cards)
120
TENSE meshech
Alas, that I abide a stranger in Meshech, dwell among the tents of Kedar
To the Lord in the hour of my distress
I call and he answers me.
2 “O Lord, save my soul from lying lips,
from the tongue of the deceitful.”
3 What shall he repay you in return,
O treacherous tongue?
4 The warriors arrows sharpened
and coals, redhot,
blazing.
5 (Alas, that I abide a stranger in Meshech,
dwell among the tents of Kedar!)
6 Long enough have I been dwelling
with those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak,
they are for fighting.
121
DONUT / guard
The Lord is your guard and your shade. At your right side he stands.
May he never allow you to stumble!
Let him sleep not, your guard. No he sleeps not nor slumbers, Israel’s guard.
The Lord is your guard and your shade. At your right side he stands.
By day the sun shall not smite you, nor the moon in the night. The Lord will guard you from evil. He will guard your soul.
122
TEENY-WEENY / strongly compact
Jerusalem is built as a city strongly compact.
I rejoiced when I heard them say: “Let us go to God’s house.”
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.
123
AUTONOMY / proud man’s disdain
Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her mistress
To you have I lifted up my eyes, you who dwell in the heavens.
My eyes like the eyes of slaves on the hand of their lords.
Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us his mercy.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn of the rich, with the proud man’s disdain.
124
DINNER / escape
Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler
“If the Lord had not been on our side,”this is Israel’s song.
“If the Lord had not been on our side when men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed us alive when their anger was kindled.
Then would the waters have engulfed us, the torrent gone over us; over our head would have swept the raging waters.”
Blessed be the Lord who did not give us a prey to their teeth! Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler. Indeed the snare has been broken and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
125
TOENAIL / mountains
Jerusalem! The mountains surround her, so the Lord surrounds his people
Those who put their trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be shaken, that stands forever.
Jerusalem! The mountains surround her, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forever.
For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest over the land of the just for fear that the hands of the just should turn to evil.
Do good, Lord, to those who are good, to the upright of heart; but the crooked and those who do evil, drive them away! On Israel, peace!
126
DANISH / sheaves
they come back, they come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves
When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs. The heathens themselves said: “What marvels the Lord worked for them!” What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.
Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage as streams in dry land.
Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap. They go out, they go out, full of tears, carrying seed for the sowing: they come back, they come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
127
TWINKIE / gifts
he pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber
ITLDNBTH, IVDIBL
ITLDNWOTC, IVDTWKV
IVIYER, YGLTR,
YWTFTBYE, WHPGOHBWTS
TSAAGFTL, AB, TFOTW
ITSOY, ALAITHOAW
OTHOTM, WHFHQWTA
HWHNCFSWH, DWHFITG
If the Lord does not build the house,
in vain do its builders labor;
if the Lord does not watch over the city,
in vain does the watchman keep vigil.
In vain is your earlier rising,
your going later to rest,
you who toil for the bread you eat,
when he pours gifts on his beloved while they slumber.
Truly sons are a gift from the Lord,
a blessing, the fruit of the womb.
Indeed the sons of youth
are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.
O the happiness of the man
who has filled his quiver with these arrows!
He will have no cause for shame
when he disputes with his foes in the gateways.
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”
John 15:4-8 ESV
128
HAD ENUFF / wife
the wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house
O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways!
By the labor of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper;
the wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house;
Your children like shoots of the olive, around the your table
129
TUNE-UP / plowed
They plowed my back like plowmen, drawing long furrows.
They have pressed me hard from my youth,”
this is Israel’s song.
2 “They have pressed me hard from my youth
but could never destroy me.
3 They plowed my back like plowmen,
drawing long furrows.
4 But the Lord who is just, has destroyed
the yoke of the wicked.”
5 Let them be shamed and routed,
those who hate Zion!
6 Let them be like grass on the roof
that withers before it flowers.
7 With that no reaper fill his arms,
no binder makes his sheaves
8 and those passing by will not say:
“On you the Lord’s blessing!”
“We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
130
DEMISE / depths
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
(Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.)
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
131
TIMEOUT / weaned child
A weaned child on its mother’s breast, even so is my soul.
O Lord, my heart is not proud
nor haughty my eyes.
I have not gone after things too great
nor marvels beyond me.
Truly I have set my soul
in silence and peace.
A weaned child on its mother’s breast,
even so is my soul.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
both now and forever
132
DEMON / arc
At Ephrata we heard of the ark;
we found it in the plains of Yearim.
O Lord, remember David
and all the many hardships he endured,
2 the oath he swore to the Lord,
his vow to the Strong One of Jacob.
3 “I will not enter the house where I live
nor go the bed where I rest.
4 I will give no sleep to my eyes,
to my eyelids I will give no slumber
5 till I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Strong One of Jacob.”
6 At Ephrata we heard of the ark;
we found it in the plains of Yearim.
7 “Let us go to the place of his dwelling;
let us go to kneel at his footstool.”
8 Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
you and the ark of your strength.
9 Your priests shall be clothed with holiness;
your faithful shall ring out their joy.
10 For the sake of David your servant
do not reject your anointed.
11 The Lord swore an oath to David;
he will not go back on this word:
“A son, the fruit of your body,
will I set upon your throne.
12 If they keep my covenant in truth
and my laws that I have taught them,
their sons too shall rule
on your throne from age to age.”
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his dwelling:
14 “This is my restingplace
for ever;
here have I chosen to live.
15 I will greatly bless her produce,
I will fill her poor with bread.
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation
and her faithful shall ring out their joy.
17 There David’s stock will flower;
I will prepare a lamp for my anointed.
18 I will cover his enemies with shame
but on him my crown shall shine.”
133
TOO MUCH MONEY / unity
How good and how pleasant it is,
when brothers live in unity!
How good and how pleasant it is,
when brothers live in unity!
It is like precious oil upon the head
running down upon the beard,
running down upon Aaron’s beard,
upon the collar of his robes.
It is like the dew of Hermon which falls
on the heights of Zion.
For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life forever.
134
TOMORROW / thru the night
Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord through the night
O come, bless the Lord,
all you who serve the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.
2 Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord through the night.
3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.
135
OATMEAL / possession
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself and Israel for his own possession.
Praise the Lord for the Lord is good.
Sing a psalm to his name for he is loving.
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself
and Israel for his own possession.
For I know that the Lord is great,
that our Lord is high above all gods
.
The Lord does whatever he wills,
in heaven, on earth, in the seas.
He summons clouds from the ends of the earth;
makes lightning produce the rain;
from his treasuries he sends forth the wind.
136
DAMAGE / gives food
He gives food to all living things,
for his love endures forever.
He remembered us in our distress,
for his love endures forever.
And he snatched us away from our foes,
for his love endures for ever.
He gives food to all living things,
for his love endures forever.
To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his love endures for ever
137
TOMAHAWK / babylon
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion
By the rivers of Babylon
there we sat and wept,
remembering Zion;
on the poplars that grew there
we hung up our harps.
For it was there that they asked us,
our captors, for songs,
our oppressors, for joy.
“Sing to us,” they said,
“one of Zion’s songs.”
O how could we sing
the song of the Lord
on alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand wither!
138
DMV / kings
All earth’s kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth
I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,
you have heard the words of my mouth.
In the presence of the angels I will bless you.
I will adore before your holy temple.
I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which excel all we ever knew of you.
On the day I called, you answered;
you increased the strength of my soul.
All earth’s kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth.
They shall sing of the Lord’s ways:
“How great is the glory of the Lord!”
The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly
and the haughty he knows from afar.
Though I walk in the midst of affliction
you give me life and frustrate my foes.
You stretch out your hand and save me,
your hand will do all things for me.
Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
discard not the work of your hands.
139
TEMPO / knowledge
Too wonderful for me this knowledge, too high, beyond my reach
1 O Lord, you search me and you know me,
2 you know my resting and my rising,
you discern my purpose from afar.
3 You mark when I walk or lie down,
all my ways lie open to you.
4 Before ever a word is on my tongue
you know it, O Lord, through and through.
5 Behind and before you besiege me,
your hand ever laid upon me.
6 Too wonderful for me this knowledge,
too high, beyond my reach.
7 O where can I go from your spirit,
or where can I flee from your face?
8 If I climb the heavens, you are there.
If I lie in the grave, you are there.
9 If I take the wings of the dawn
and dwell at the sea’s furthest end,
10 even there your hand would lead me,
your right hand would hold me fast.
11 If I say: “Let the darkness hide me
and the light around me be night,”
12 even darkness is not dark for you
and the night is as clear as the day.
13 For it was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I thank you for the wonder of my being,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Already you knew my soul
15 my body held no secret from you
when I was being fashioned in secret
and molded in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw all my actions,
they were all of them written in your book;
every one of my days was decreed
before one of them came into being.
17 To me, how mysterious your thoughts,
the sum of them not to be numbered!
18 If I count them, they are more than the sand;
to finish, I must be eternal, like you.
19 O God, that you would slay the wicked!
Men of blood, keep far away from me!
20 With deceit they rebel against you
and set your designs at naught.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you,
abhor those who rise against you?
22 I hate them with a perfect hate
and they are foes to me.
23 O search me, God, and know my heart.
O test me and know my thoughts.
24 See that I follow not the wrong path
and lead me in the path of life eternal
140
ODORUS / stir up strife
Rescue me, Lord, from evil men; from the violent keep me safe, from those who plan evil in their hearts and stir up strife every day;
who sharpen their tongue like an adder’s,
with the poison of viper on their lips.
Lord, guard me from the hands of the wicked;
from the violent keep me safe;
they plan to make me stumble.
The proud have hidden a trap,
have spread out lines in a net,
set snares across my path
141
DART / incense
Let my prayer arise before you like incense, the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.
I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!
Hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer arise before you like incense,
the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.
Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth;
keep watch, O Lord, at the door of my lips!
Do not turn my heart to things that are wrong,
to evil deeds with men who are sinners.
Never allow me to share in their feasting.
If a just man strikes or reproves me it is kindness
but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.
Let my prayer be ever against their malice.
142
DRAIN / prison
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
I cry to you, O Lord.
I have said: “You are my refuge
all I have in the land of the living.”
Listen, then, to my cry
for I am in the depths of distress.
Rescue me from those who pursue me
for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
Around me the just will assemble
because of your goodness to me.
143
DRM / no one is just
Do not call your servant to judgment for no one is just in your sight.
Lord, listen to my prayer:
turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.
The enemy pursues my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
Therefore my spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.
I remember the days that are past:
I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.
Lord, make haste and answer;
for my spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.
