Psalm 41
There are a few gentiles (non-Jews) commemorated on the avenue of the righteous in Jerusalem having been invited to plant a tree.
Those "Righteous Gentiles" stood up and protected oppressed Jews and include Oskar Schindler and the British sir Nicholas Winston
This Psalm starts with Blessed are those who have regard for the weak....... they are counted among the blessed in the land.
This is one of the things that Oskar Schindler did when he protected his Jewish slave labour from the excesses of the Nazi regime. Nicholas Winston organised trains to transport Jews from Czechoslovakia at the eve of war.
It should be the responsibility for governments to have regard for the weak in society, Too often they look after their own interests first.
Some 800 years ago the start of western democracy came about when the Magna Carter was signed - the fact that it was specifically written by the nobles to limit the power of the king and held very few privileges for the poor and weak is neither here nor there!
The Psalm continues .
I said "Heave mercy on me Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you"
David's enemies speak maliciously against him - so unlike the press in the UK at the moment to victimise somebody who has done something wrong or immoral.
Through his faith in God, David can say in verse 11 "I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me."
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
The book of Psalm is broken into a number of sub books. This is the end of book 1.
There are a few gentiles (non-Jews) commemorated on the avenue of the righteous in Jerusalem having been invited to plant a tree.
Those "Righteous Gentiles" stood up and protected oppressed Jews and include Oskar Schindler and the British sir Nicholas Winston
This Psalm starts with Blessed are those who have regard for the weak....... they are counted among the blessed in the land.
This is one of the things that Oskar Schindler did when he protected his Jewish slave labour from the excesses of the Nazi regime. Nicholas Winston organised trains to transport Jews from Czechoslovakia at the eve of war.
It should be the responsibility for governments to have regard for the weak in society, Too often they look after their own interests first.
Some 800 years ago the start of western democracy came about when the Magna Carter was signed - the fact that it was specifically written by the nobles to limit the power of the king and held very few privileges for the poor and weak is neither here nor there!
The Psalm continues .
I said "Heave mercy on me Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you"
David's enemies speak maliciously against him - so unlike the press in the UK at the moment to victimise somebody who has done something wrong or immoral.
Through his faith in God, David can say in verse 11 "I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me."
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
The book of Psalm is broken into a number of sub books. This is the end of book 1.
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