Dear Jehovah God,
כזוַיִּקַּ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ צֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר וַיִּתֵּ֖ן לַֽאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם בְּרִֽית:
And Abraham took flocks and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech, and they both formed a covenant.
Isaiah 34:13 – caves
Thorns come up in its fortified cities; it is also a haunt of jackals and an abode of ostriches.
Isaiah 13:22; 25:2; 32:13 – fortified towers
Hyenas howl in their fortified towers and jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her fateful time also soon comes and her days are not prolonged.
For You make a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin; a palace of strangers is a city no more, it is never rebuilt.
For the land of my people in which thorns and briars come up; yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.
Psalm 44:19; Jeremiah 9:11; 10:22 – jackals
Yet You crush us in a place of jackals and cover us with the shadow of death.
You make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and You make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
The sound of a report! Behold, it comes – a great commotion out of the land of the north – to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a haunt of jackals.
Intention of this prayer: fortified towers, and jackals.
Thorns come up in its fortified cities; it is also a haunt of jackals, an abode of ostriches. Howling creatures howl in their fortified towers and jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her time also is near to come and her days are not prolonged. For You make a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin; a palace of strangers is a city no more, it never rebuilds. For the land of YWYS’ people thorns, briars come up; yea, for all the joyful houses, the jubilant city.
Yet You crush YFA in a place of jackals and cover YFA with the shadow of death. You make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and You make the cities of Judah, Your Remnant, a desolation, without inhabitant. The sound of a report! Behold, it comes – a great commotion out of the land of the north – to make the cities of Judah, Your Remnant, a desolation, a haunt of jackals.
You are Omniscient. You, Jehovah, know about the layers of the thick clouds, the wonders of one perfect in knowledge. O Jehovah, You have searched me and known me. You know when You sit down and when You rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Jehovah, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it.
You are Gracious. You Jehovah, Jehovah God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet You will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations. For if I return to You Jehovah, my brothers and my sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return this land. For You Jehovah my God are gracious and compassionate, and will not turn Your face away from me if I return to You. The Child, YWYS, continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God Jehovah was upon Him. Your grace is sufficient for me, for power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ, YWYS, may dwell in me. You Jehovah God are a God of grace and always operates on the basis of Your graciousness.
You are Jehovah God, Jehovah the One and Only!
שמע ישראל יהוה אלהנו יהוה אחד:
אמו. Amen, Amen, & Amen.