Psalm 135
~ New American Standard Bible1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD;
Praise Him, O servants of the LORD,
2 You who stand in the house of the LORD,
In the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own possession.
5 For I know that the LORD is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever the LORD pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
7 He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightnings for the rain,
Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries.
8 He smote the firstborn of Egypt,
Both of man and beast.
9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He smote many nations
And slew mighty kings,
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
And Og, king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
13 Your name, O LORD, is everlasting,
Your remembrance, O LORD, throughout all generations.
14 For the LORD will judge His people
And will have compassion on His servants.
15 The idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless the LORD;
O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD;
You who revere the LORD, bless the LORD.
21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion,
Who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
~ For I know that the LORD is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.
The Menorah were not table top decorations. These were "The Street Lamps". The Temple of God in Jerusalem, where Jesus was dedicated as Holy as all Jewish male babies were - was never dark.
Zechariah had been in the Temple more than most. Serving as a Priest. As Zechariah began to speak because he was again on the Path of God the Father, he acknowledged what the Temple was going to see during the dedication of Jesus.
Luke 1
before the Lord
to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.
Abba, our Abba,
Ancient of Days. God and Father. Father of His Only Son Jesus Christ.
Prepare in us daily a place that You are pleased to Dwell.
Keep us in Your Mercy and on Your Will and Path for our lives.
Bless those we Love.
Comfort, Guide and Strengthen us.
Thank You, You draw us to You as Your Beloved.
In Jesus. Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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