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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



1st Day of the month



A) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada



(

Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,

I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream

dreams, and your young men will see visions.



28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon

all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men

shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:



Acts 2:17 "In the last days it shall be," says God, "

that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall

prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream

dreams.



17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

And your young men shall see visions,

And your old men shall dream dreams:



)



B) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God



(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,

as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.



1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,

As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek the Wisdom of the Lord daily.



Pray to the Lord: "Generous God, I look to You for all I need. I know

that You're the source of all good things. I worship You.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honestly forgive.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.



Pray to the Lord and pray that integrity and uprightness preserve you.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on your country.



Pray that the heart of you head of state and government

would be directed to do that which pleases God



Praise God that His Holy Spirit has drawn many traditionally Muslim "Yao"

people in Malawi to faith

in Christ.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

Proverbs 2

1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words,

And hide my commandments with thee;

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,

And apply thine heart to understanding;

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,

And liftest up thy voice for understanding;

4 If thou seekest her as silver,

And searchest for her as for hid treasures;

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,

And find the knowledge of God.

6 For the LORD giveth wisdom:

Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:

He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

8 He keepeth the paths of judgment,

And preserveth the way of his saints.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment,

And equity; yea, every good path.

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart,

And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Discretion shall preserve thee,

Understanding shall keep thee:

12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man,

From the man that speaketh froward things;

13 Who leave the paths of uprightness,

To walk in the ways of darkness;

14 Who rejoice to do evil,

And delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

15 Whose ways are crooked,

And they froward in their paths:

16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,

Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth,

And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

18 For her house inclineth unto death,

And her paths unto the dead.

19 None that go unto her return again,

Neither take they hold of the paths of life.

20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,

And keep the paths of the righteous.

21 For the upright shall dwell in the land,

And the perfect shall remain in it.

22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,

And the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.



Proverbs 3



The Rewards of Wisdom



1 (Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1) My son, do not forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 (Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16) for length of days and long life

and peace will they add to you.

3 (Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3) Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart,

4 (Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52) so you will find favor and good understanding

in the sight of God and man.

5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will direct your paths.

7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and depart from evil.

8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,

and strength to your bones.

9 (Ex 23:19; 22:29) Honor the Lord with your substance,

and with the first fruits of all your increase;

10 (Dt 28:8) so your barns will be filled with plenty,

and your presses will burst out with new wine.

11 (Job 5:17) My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,

nor be weary of His correction;

12 (Dt 8:5) for whom the Lord loves He corrects,

even as a father the son in whom he delights.

13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,

and the man who gets understanding;

14 (Pr 8:19; 16:16) for her benefit is more profitable than silver,

and her gain than fine gold.

15 (Pr 8:11; Job 28:18) She is more precious than rubies,

and all the things you may desire are not to be compared with her.

16 (Pr 3:2) Length of days is in her right hand,

and in her left hand riches and honor.

17 (Ps 119:165; Mt 11:28-30) Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

and all her paths are peace.

18 (Ge 2:9; Pr 11:30) She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,

and happy is everyone who retains her.

19 (Ps 104:24; 136:5) The Lord by wisdom has founded the earth;

by understanding He has established the heavens;

20 (Ge 7:11; Dt 33:28) by His knowledge the depths are broken up,

and the clouds drop down the dew.

21 (Pr 4:21) My son, let them not depart from your eyes-

keep sound wisdom and discretion;

22 (Pr 1:9; 4:22) so they will be life to your soul

and grace to your neck.

23 (Pr 4:12; 10:9) Then you will walk safely in your way,

and your foot will not stumble.

24 (Ps 3:5; Pr 6:22) When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

25 (Ps 91:5; 1Pe 3:14) Do not be afraid of sudden terror,

nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;

26 (1Sa 2:9)for the Lord will be your confidence,

and will keep your foot from being caught.

27 (Gal 6:10; Ro 13:7 ) Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

28 (Lev 19:13) Do not say to your neighbor,

"Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,"

when you have it with you.

29 (Pr 6:14) Do not devise evil against your neighbor,

seeing he dwells securely by you.

30 Do not strive with a man without cause,

if he has done you no harm.

31 (Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1) Do not envy the oppressor,

and choose none of his ways;

32 (Ps 25:14; Pr 11:20) for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,

but His secret counsel is with the righteous.

33 (Mal 2:2; Ps 1:3) The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,

but He blesses the habitation of the just.

34 (Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5; Ps 138:6) Surely He scorns the scornful,

but He gives favor to the humble.

35 The wise will inherit glory,

but shame will be the legacy of fools.



Proverbs 3

1 My son, forget not my law;

But let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life,

And peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:

Bind them about thy neck;

Write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;

And lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,

And he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:

Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel,

And marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,

And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,

And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;

Neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,

And the man that getteth understanding.

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,

And the gain thereof than fine gold.

15 She is more precious than rubies:

And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

16 Length of days is in her right hand;

And in her left hand riches and honour.

17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

And all her paths are peace.

18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:

And happy is every one that retaineth her.

19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth;

By understanding hath he established the heavens.

20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up,

And the clouds drop down the dew.

21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes:

Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

22 So shall they be life unto thy soul,

And grace to thy neck.

23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely,

And thy foot shall not stumble.

24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,

Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence,

And shall keep thy foot from being taken.

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,

When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again,

And to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways.

32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD:

But his secret is with the righteous.

33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:

But he blesseth the habitation of the just.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

35 The wise shall inherit glory:

But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

2) Our Daily Bread for 1 June 2025 Titled

Generous Giving by Amy Boucher Pye



Deuteronomy 14:23-29



23 (Dt 4:10; 12:5-7) You must eat before the Lord your God,

in the place in which He shall choose to place His name,

the tithe of your grain, of your wine, of your oil,

and of the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks so that

you may learn to always fear the Lord your God.

24 (Dt 12:21; 12:5) If the distance is too long for you, so that you are

not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, where

the Lord your God shall choose to set His name, when the Lord

your God blesses you,

25 then you shall exchange it for money and bind up the money

in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God shall choose.

26 (Dt 12:7; Ecc 9:7) Then you may spend that money for whatever

your heart desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink,

or for whatever your heart desires, and you may eat there before the Lord

your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,

27 (Nu 18:20; Dt 14:29) and the Levite that is within your gates.

You must not forsake him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

28 (Dt 14:22; Am 4:4) At the end of three years you must bring forth

all the tithe of your produce the same year and lay it up within your gates.

29 (Dt 15:10; 14:27) Then the Levite (because he has no portion

or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow,

who are within your gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied,

so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand

which you do.



[23] And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall

choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of

thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou

mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

[24] And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry

it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall

choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

[25] Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine

hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

[26] And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after,

for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever

thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and

thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

[27] And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him;

for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

[28] At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine

increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

[29] And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,)

and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy

gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may

bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.



When Oswald and Biddy Chambers ran a Bible college in London from 1911

to 1915, they continued with their life principle of not turning away those in

need. Astute Londoners were aghast at this practice, thinking the college

would be taken advantage of. In response, Oswald observed, without inviting

others to follow in the practice, "My responsibility is to give.

God will look after who asks."



The couple followed the example of our generous Creator. Through His

instructions to Moses, God laid out gracious ways for His people to live and

serve others, including the giving of their food and possessions. Moses told

the Israelites at the end of every three years to "bring all the tithes" so

the Levites, "foreigners, the fatherless and the widows," could come and

"eat and be satisfied" (Deuteronomy 14:28-29). Through the generosity of His

people, God cares for the vulnerable.



The Chambers' trust in God was so strong that they gave willingly and without

question. They'd learned to "revere . . . God always" (v. 23) and receive His

blessing "in all the work of [their] hands" (v. 29).



We may also feel inspired to give freely while we lean on God for wisdom and

discernment. We know that God will generously lead and guide as He provides

for the foreigners, the fatherless, and the widows.



Reflect & Pray



What’s your view and practice of giving?

How has God provided for your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs?



Generous God, I look to You for all I need. I know

that You're the source of all good things. I worship You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell



Matt 6:14-15



14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.



Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger

and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying

support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw

her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was

"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought

back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of

unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to

forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered

and her bitterness grew worse.

Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers

of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was

able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own

healing and forgiveness.

"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on

unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's

forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is

always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has

extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls

of bitterness in our hearts.

When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do

not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an

awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of

revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;

the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts

cleansed and purified.



Application



a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness

in my own life?



b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness

to forgive others?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 8:18



18 But you must remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you

the ability to get wealth, so that He may establish His covenant which

He swore to your fathers, as it is today.



18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee

power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto

thy fathers, as it is this day.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are lonely



PSALMS 25:15-21



15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for He will lead my feet from the net.

16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,

for I am isolated and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

18 Look on my pain and misery,

and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,

and they hate me with violent hatred.

20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!

Let me not suffer shame,

for I seek refuge in You.

21 Truth and integrity will preserve me

while I wait for You.



15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;

For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;

For I am desolate and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:

O bring thou me out of my distresses.

18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;

And forgive all my sins.

19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;

And they hate me with cruel hatred.

20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:

Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;

For I wait on thee.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Day 152, 1 June 2026



1) Proverbs 1, Proverbs 2, Proverbs 3



Proverbs 1



The Purpose and Theme



1 (Pr 10:1; 25:1) The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

2 To know wisdom and instruction,

to perceive the words of understanding,

3 to receive the instruction of wisdom,

justice, judgment, and equity;

4 (Pr 8:5) to give subtlety to the simple,

to the young man knowledge and discretion -

5 (Pr 9:9) a wise man will hear and will increase learning,

and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

6 (Ps 78:2; 49:4) to understand a proverb and the interpretation,

the words of the wise and their riddles.

7 (Pr 9:10; Job 28:28; Ecc 12:13 ) The fear of the Lord

is the beginning of knowledge,

but fools despise wisdom and instruction.



1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

2 To know wisdom and instruction;

To perceive the words of understanding;

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,

Justice, and judgment, and equity;

4 To give subtilty to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion.

5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;

And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;

The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.



The Prologue: Embrace Wisdom



8 (Pr 6:20) My son, hear the instruction of your father,

and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

9 (Pr 4:9; Ge 41:42) for they will be a garland of grace on your head,

and chains about your neck.

10 (Eph 5:11; Ps 50:18) My son, if sinners entice you,

do not consent.

11 (Pr 1:18; 12:6) If they say, "Come with us,

let us lie in wait for blood;

let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

12 (Ps 28:1; 124:3) let us swallow them up alive as the grave,

and whole, as those who go down into the pit;

13 we will find all kinds of precious possessions;

we will fill our houses with spoil;

14 cast in your lot among us,

let us all have one purse"

15 (Ps 1:1; 119:101 ) my son, do not walk in the way with them,

keep your foot from their path;

16 (Pr 6:18; Isa 59:7) for their feet run to evil

and make haste to shed blood.

17 Surely in vain the net is spread

in the sight of any bird.

18 They lie in wait for their own blood;

they lurk secretly for their own lives.

19 (Pr 15:27) So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain,

which takes away the life of its owners.



8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father,

And forsake not the law of thy mother:

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head,

And chains about thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee,

Consent thou not.

11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,

Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;

And whole, as those that go down into the pit:

13 We shall find all precious substance,

We shall fill our houses with spoil:

14 Cast in thy lot among us;

Let us all have one purse:

15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them;

Refrain thy foot from their path:

16 For their feet run to evil,

And make haste to shed blood.

17 Surely in vain the net is spread

In the sight of any bird.

18 And they lay wait for their own blood;

They lurk privily for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;

Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.



The Call of Wisdom



20 (Pr 9:3; Jn 7:37) Wisdom cries out in the street;

she utters her voice in the markets.

21 She cries at the corner of the streets, in the openings of the gates;

she speaks her words in the city, saying:

22 (Ps 1:1; Pr 1:29) "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?

For the scorners delight in their scorning,

and fools hate knowledge.

23 (Joel 2:28; Isa 32:15) Turn at my reproof;

surely I will pour out my spirit on you;

I will make my words known to you.

24 (Isa 65:12; 66:4) Because I have called and you refused,

I have stretched out my hand and no man regarded,

25 (Ps 107:11; Pr 1:30) because you neglected all my counsel,

and would have none of my reproof,

26 (Ps 2:4; Pr 10:24) I also will laugh at your calamity;

I will mock when your fear comes,

27 when your fear comes as desolation

and your destruction comes as a whirlwind,

when distress and anguish come upon you.

28 (Job 27:9; Isa 1:15) "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;

they will seek me early, but they will not find me.

29 (Pr 1:22) Because they hated knowledge

and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

30 (Pr 1:25; Ps 81:11) they would have none of my counsel

and despised all my reproof.

31 (Job 4:8; Pr 14:14) Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way,

and be filled with their own devices.

32 (Jer 2:19) For the turning away of the simple will slay them,

and the prosperity of fools will destroy them.

33 (Ps 25:12-13) But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,

and will be secure from fear of evil."



The Cry of Wisdom

20 Wisdom crieth without;

She uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates:

In the city she uttereth her words, saying,

22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?

And the scorners delight in their scorning,

And fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn you at my reproof:

Behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you,

I will make known my words unto you.

24 Because I have called, and ye refused;

I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,

And would none of my reproof:

26 I also will laugh at your calamity;

I will mock when your fear cometh;

27 When your fear cometh as desolation,

And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind;

When distress and anguish cometh upon you.

28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;

They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

29 For that they hated knowledge,

And did not choose the fear of the LORD:

30 They would none of my counsel:

They despised all my reproof.

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,

And be filled with their own devices.

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them,

An d the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,

And shall be quiet from fear of evil.



Proverbs 2



The Value of Wisdom



1 (Pr 3:1; 4:1) My son, if you will receive my words,

and hide my commandments within you,

2 so that you incline your ear to wisdom,

and apply your heart to understanding;

3 yes, if you cry out for knowledge,

and lift up your voice for understanding,

4 (Mt 13:44; Job 3:21) if you seek her as silver,

and search for her as for hidden treasures,

5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord,

and find the knowledge of God.

6 (1Ki 3:12; Job 32:8) For the Lord gives wisdom;

out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 (Ps 84:11; Pr 30:5) He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous;

He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

8 (1Sa 2:9; Ps 66:9) He keeps the paths of justice,

and preserves the way of His saints.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and judgment

and equity, and every good path.

10 When wisdom enters your heart,

and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

11 (Pr 4:6) discretion will preserve you;

understanding will keep you,

12 to deliver you from the way of the evil man,

from the man who speaks perverse things,

13 (Pr 4:19; Jn 3:19-20) from those who leave the paths of uprightness

to walk in the ways of darkness;

14 (Pr 10:23; Jer 11:15) who rejoice to do evil,

and delight in the perversity of the wicked;

15 (Ps 125:5; Pr 21:8) whose ways are crooked,

and who are devious in their paths;

16 (Pr 6:24; 23:27; 7:5-23) to deliver you from the immoral woman,

even from the seductress who flatters with her words,

17 (Jer 3:4) who forsakes the guide of her youth,

and forgets the covenant of her God.

18 For her house leads down to death,

and her paths to the departed spirits;

19 (Ecc 7:26) none who go to her return again,

nor do they take hold of the paths of life.

20 (Heb 6:12) So you may walk in the way of good men

and keep the paths of the righteous.

21 (Ps 37:29; 37:9) For the upright will dwell in the land,

and the innocent will remain in it;

22 (Ps 52:5) but the wicked will be cut off from the earth,

and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are lonely



PSALMS 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



Psalm 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray that romance comes from the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I've experienced so much help

from You. Please use me to help others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who will save you from your enemies.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord whio hears the cry ofthe surpressed.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord the Good Shepherd.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that the faithful witness of Christians in the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC will help change the

hearts of many in need of salvation.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

2) Our Daily Bread for 31 May 2026 Titled

Extending God's Care by Karen Huang



2 Kings 5:1-3 , 9-11,13,14



1 (Lk 4:27) Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram,

was a great man before his master and held favor because by him the Lord had

given deliverance to Aram. He was also a mighty warrior, but he had leprosy.

2 (2Ki 6:23; 13:20) The Arameans had gone out raiding and had taken captive

a little girl from the land of Israel, and she waited on the wife of Naaman.

3 She said to her mistress, "If only my lord were before the prophet who is

in Samaria! Then he would take away his leprosy from him."



9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariot and stood at the entrance

to the house of Elisha.

10 (Jn 9:7; Lev 14:7) Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,

"Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be returned

and cleansed."

11 But Naaman became angry and went away and said to himself,

"Surely he could have come out, and stood and called on the name

of the Lord his God, and waved his hand over the infected area,

and taken away the leprosy.



13 (2Ki 6:21; 2:12) But his servants approached and spoke to him,

"My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not

have done it? How much more when he said to you, 'Wash and be clean'?"

14 (Job 33:25; Lk 4:27) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan

seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned

like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.





[1] Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man

with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given

deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a

leper.

[2] And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive

out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

[3] And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet

that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.



[9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the

door of the house of Elisha.

[10] And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan

seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

[11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He

will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his

God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.



[13] And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if

the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done

it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

[14] Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according

to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the

flesh of a little child, and he was clean.



As a teenager, I had a strained relationship with my churchmate Lisa, so I was

dismayed to learn we'd be roommates at our youth summer camp. The week at camp

passed smoothly, though, with both of us being civil.



The most anticipated event was a bonfire gathering at the end of the week. On

that evening, however, I had a fever. I went to bed early, but I could hear

the laughter and music outside. An hour later, I was startled by Lisa, who was

taking my temperature. "I'm not joining them at the bonfire," she said.

"You're sick. I need to stay with you." Lisa could've stayed uninvolved,

but she chose to care for me, which lifted my spirits.



We see another example of someone who cared in the story of Naaman.

The commander of the Syrian army, Naaman had an Israelite servant girl who'd

been taken captive and now "served Naaman's wife" (2 Kings 5:2). Separated

from family and forced to servitude, the girl could’ve chosen to not help her

master, who had leprosy. But her faith moved her to help: "She said to her

mistress, 'If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would

cure him' " (v. 3). And God did, in fact, use the prophet Elisha to heal

Naaman (vv. 8-14).



Lisa and the Israelite girl chose to help, and God worked through them. Let's

ask God to show us who we can extend His care to and give us the wisdom how.



Reflect & Pray



Why might you resist helping others?

How can helping others allow them to see God’s care for them?



Dear God, I've experienced so much help

from You. Please use me to help others.



Learn why we should help our neighbours.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4



3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my fortress and my sanctuary;

my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from my enemies.



3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:

He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,

My saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.



In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.

The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across

his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is

not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to

recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek

to undermine our faith;

modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.

These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,

but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,

immaturity.

Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a

"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable

foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;

he offers a place of rest in battle.

Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual

and emotional wars.

We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,

the subtle accusations of the devil.

But these enemies can be overcome. David says,

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .

When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his

worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.

We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.

And as we respond to his grace by focusing

on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.



Application



a) What kinds of enemies do I face?



b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?



c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Exodus 3:7-8



7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,

"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt

and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,

for I know their sorrows.

8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down

to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,

to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites."



7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people

which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters;

for I know their sorrows;

8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand

of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and

a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the

Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,

and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Song of Solomon 7





The Woman

10 (Ps 45:11; SS 2:16) I am my beloved's,

and his desire is for me.

11 (SS 4:8) Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields,

and lodge in the villages;

12 (SS 6:11 ) let us go out early to the vineyards,

and see whether the vines have budded,

whether the grape blossoms have opened

and the pomegranates are in bloom.

There I will give you my love.

13 (Ge 30:14; Mt 13:52 ) The mandrakes give forth fragrance,

and at our doors are all choice fruits,

new as well as old,

which I have laid up for you, my beloved.



10 I am my beloved's,

And his desire is toward me.

11 Come, my beloved,

Let us go forth into the field;

Let us lodge in the villages.

12 Let us get up early to the vineyards;

Let us see if the vine flourish,

Whether the tender grape appear,

And the pomegranates bud forth:

There will I give thee my loves.

13 The mandrakes give a smell,

And at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits,

New and old,

Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.



Songs 8

1 Oh, that you were like a brother to me,

who nursed at my mother's breasts!

If I found you outside,

I would kiss you,

and no one would despise me.

2 (SS 3:4; Pr 9:2) I would lead you and bring you

into the house of my mother,

she who used to instruct me.

I would give you spiced wine to drink,

the juice of my pomegranates.

3 (SS 2:6) His left hand is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me!

4 (SS 2:7; 3:5) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.



1 O that thou wert as my brother,

That sucked the breasts of my mother!

When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee;

Yea, I should not be despised.

2 I would lead thee,

And bring thee into my mother's house,

Who would instruct me:

I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine

Of the juice of my pomegranate.

3 His left hand should be under my head,

And his right hand should embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Until he please.



Friends of the Woman



5 (SS 3:6; 2:3) Who is that coming up from the wilderness,

leaning upon her beloved?



5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,

Leaning upon her beloved?



The Woman



Under the apple tree I awakened you.

There your mother was in labor with you;

there she who bore you was in labor.

6 (Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24) Set me as a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm;

for love is strong as death,

passion fierce as the grave.

Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,

a most intense flame.

7 (Pr 6:35) Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man offered for love

all the wealth of his house,

it would be utterly condemned.



I raised thee up under the apple tree:

There thy mother brought thee forth:

There she brought thee forth that bare thee.

6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart,

As a seal upon thine arm:

For love is strong as death;

Jealousy is cruel as the grave:

The coals thereof are coals of fire,

Which hath a most vehement flame.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

Neither can the floods drown it:

If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,

It would utterly be contemned.



Brothers of the Woman



8 We have a little sister,

and she has no breasts.

What will we do for our sister

on the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build upon her a battlement of silver;

but if she is a door,

we will enclose her with boards of cedar.



8 We have a little sister,

And she hath no breasts:

What shall we do for our sister

In the day when she shall be spoken for?

9 If she be a wall,

We will build upon her a palace of silver:

And if she be a door,

We will inclose her with boards of cedar.



The Woman

10 (SS 4:5; Eze 16:7 ) I was a wall,

and my breasts were like towers;

then I was in his eyes

as one who finds peace.

11 (Ecc 2:4; Isa 7:23 ) Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;

he leased the vineyard to keepers;

each man was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.

12 (SS 1:6) My vineyard, my very own, is before me;

you, O Solomon, may have the thousand,

and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.



10 I am a wall,

And my breasts like towers:

Then was I in his eyes

As one that found favour.

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon;

He let out the vineyard unto keepers;

Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:

Thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand,

And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.



The Man



13 (SS 1:7) O you who dwell in the gardens,

my companions listen for your voice;

let me hear it!

The Woman

14 (SS 2:17; 2:9) Make haste, my beloved,

and be like a gazelle or a young stag

on the mountains of spices!



13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens,

The companions hearken to thy voice:

Cause me to hear it.

14 Make haste, my beloved,

And be thou like to a roe

Or to a young hart

Upon the mountains of spices.

Songs of Solomon 5



The Woman



10 (Ps 45:2) My beloved is white and ruddy,

distinguished among ten thousand.

11 His head is the finest gold;

his locks are wavy,

black as a raven.

12 (SS 1:15; 4:1) His eyes are like doves

beside rivers of water,

bathed in milk,

fitly set.

13 (SS 1:10; 2:1) His cheeks are like beds of spices,

mounds of scented herbs.

His lips are lilies,

dripping liquid myrrh.

14 (Ex 24:10; Isa 54:11) His arms are rods of gold,

set with jewels.

His body is bright ivory,

inlaid with sapphires.

15 (1Ki 4:33) His legs are alabaster columns,

set on bases of gold.

His appearance is like Lebanon,

choice as the cedars.

16 (Ps 45:2; SS 7:9) His mouth is most sweet,

and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.



10 My beloved is white and ruddy,

The chiefest among ten thousand.

11 His head is as the most fine gold,

His locks are bushy,

And black as a raven.

12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,

Washed with milk, and fitly set.

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers:

His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:

His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold:

His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

16 His mouth is most sweet:

Yea, he is altogether lovely.

This is my beloved, and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.



Songs 6

Friends of the Woman



1 (SS 1:8; 5:9) Where has your beloved gone,

O fairest among women?

Where has your beloved turned aside,

that we may seek him with you?



1 Whither is thy beloved gone,

O thou fairest among women?

Whither is thy beloved turned aside?

That we may seek him with thee.



The Woman



2 (SS 5:13) My beloved has gone down to his garden,

to the beds of spices,

to feed his flock in the gardens,

and to gather lilies.

3 (SS 2:16; 7:10) I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;

he feeds his flock among the lilies.



2 My beloved is gone down into his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To feed in the gardens,

And to gather lilies.

3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine:

He feedeth among the lilies.



The Man



4 (SS 6:10; Ps 48:2; 1Ki 14:17) You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love,

comely as Jerusalem,

awesome as an army with banners!

5 Turn your eyes away from me,

for they overwhelm me!

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down from Gilead.

6 (SS 4:2 ) your teeth are like a flock of ewes

that have come up from the washing;

all of them bear twins; not one among them has lost its young;

7 (SS 4:3) your cheeks are like halves

of a pomegranate behind your veil.

8 (Ps 45:14) There are sixty queens

and eighty concubines,

and virgins without number.

9 (SS 5:2; 2:14) My dove, my perfect one, is the only one,

the only one of her mother,

choice to her who bore her.

The maidens saw her and called her blessed;

the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.

10 (SS 6:4; Job 31:26) Who is this who looks forth like the dawn,

fair as the moon, radiant as the sun,

awesome as an army with banners?

11 (SS 7:12) I went down to the nut orchard

to look at the blossoms of the valley,

to see whether the vines had budded,

whether the pomegranates were in bloom.

12 Before I was aware, my soul set me in a chariot beside my prince.



4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,

Comely as Jerusalem,

Terrible as an army with banners.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me,

For they have overcome me:

Thy hair is as a flock of goats

That appear from Gilead.

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep

Which go up from the washing,

Whereof every one beareth twins,

And there is not one barren among them.

7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples

Within thy locks.

8T here are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,

And virgins without number.

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one;

She is the only one of her mother,

She is the choice one of her that bare her.

The daughters saw her, and blessed her;

Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,

Fair as the moon, clear as the sun,

And terrible as an army with banners?

11 I went down into the garden of nuts

To see the fruits of the valley,

And to see whether the vine flourished,

And the pomegranates budded.

12 Or ever I was aware,

My soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.



Friends of the Woman



13 (Ge 32:2 ) Return, return, O Shulammite! [7:1 in the Heb. text.]

Return, return, that we may look upon you.



13 Return, return, O Shulamite;

Return, return, that we may look upon thee.



The Man



Why should you look upon the Shulammite,

as upon a dance before two armies?[Or dance of Mahanaim.]



What will ye see in the Shulamite?

As it were the company of two armies.



Songs 7



1 (Ps 45:13) How beautiful are your feet in sandals,

O prince's daughter!

The curves of your thighs are like jewels,

the work of a master hand.

2 Your navel is a round bowl

that never lacks mixed wine.

Your belly is a heap of wheat,

encircled with lilies.

3 (SS 4:5) Your two breasts are like two fawns,

twins of a gazelle.

4 (SS 4:4; Ps 144:12) Your neck is like an ivory tower,

your eyes pools in Heshbon,

by the gate of Bath Rabbim.

Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon,

overlooking Damascus.

5 (Isa 35:2; SS 4:1 ) Your head crowns like Carmel,

and your flowing hair is like purple;

a king is held captive in the tresses.

6 (SS 1:15-16; 4:10) How fair and pleasant you are,

O loved one, with all your delights!

7 (SS 4:5) Your stature is like a palm tree,

and your breasts are like its clusters.

8 I say I will climb the palm tree

and take hold of its branches.

Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

and the scent of your breath like apples,

9 (SS 5:16) and your mouth like the best wine.

It goes down smoothly for my beloved,

gliding over lips and teeth.



Song of Solomon 7

1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes,

O prince's daughter!

The joints of thy thighs are like jewels,

The work of the hands of a cunning workman.

2 Thy navel is like a round goblet,

Which wanteth not liquor:

Thy belly is like an heap of wheat

Set about with lilies.

3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes

That are twins.

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;

Thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon,

By the gate of Bathrabbim:

Thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon

Which looketh toward Damascus.

5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel,

And the hair of thine head like purple;

The king is held in the galleries.

6 How fair and how pleasant art thou,

O love, for delights!

7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree,

And thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree,

I will take hold of the boughs thereof:

Now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine,

And the smell of thy nose like apples;

9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine

For my beloved, that goeth down sweetly,

Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

Songs 2

1 (SS 5:13; Isa 35:1-2) I am the rose of Sharon,

the lily of the valleys.



1 I am the rose of Sharon,

And the lily of the valleys.



The Man



2 As a lily among thorns,

so is my love among the maidens.



2 As the lily among thorns,

So is my love among the daughters.



The Woman



3 (SS 8:5; Isa 25:4 ) As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

In his shadow I sat with great delight,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 (SS 1:4) He brought me to the banquet house,

and his banner over me was love.

5 (SS 5:8; 2Sa 6:19) Sustain me with raisins,

r efresh me with apples;

for I am faint with love.

6 His left hand is under my head,

and his right hand embraces me.

7 (SS 3:5; 8:4; 1:5) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or the does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.

8 The voice of my beloved!

Look, he comes

leaping over the mountains,

bounding over the hills.

9 (SS 8:14; 2:17 ) My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.

Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows,

looking through the lattice.

10 (SS 2:13) My beloved speaks and says to me:

"Rise up, my love,

my fair one, and come away.

11 For now the winter has past;

the rain is over and gone.

12 The flowers appear on the earth;

the time of singing has come,

and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13 (SS 2:10) The fig tree puts forth its green figs,

and the vines their blossoms;

and they give forth fragrance.

Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

14 (SS 1:5; 8:13) O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,

in the secret places of the cliffs,

let me see your face,

let me hear your voice;

for your voice is sweet,

and your face is lovely.

15 (SS 2:13; 7:12) Catch the foxes for us,

the little foxes

that spoil the vineyards,

for our vineyards are in blossom."

16 (SS 6:3; 7:10; 4:5) My beloved is mine, and I am his;

he feeds his flock among the lilies.

17 (SS 4:6) Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved,

be like a gazelle

or a young stag

on the cleft mountains. [Or mountains of Bether.]



3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down under his shadow with great delight,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house,

And his banner over me was love.

5 Stay me with flagons,

Comfort me with apples:

For I am sick of love.

6 His left hand is under my head,

And his right hand doth embrace me.

7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Till he please.

8 The voice of my beloved!

Behold, he cometh

Leaping upon the mountains,

Skipping upon the hills.

9 My beloved is like a roe

Or a young hart:

Behold, he standeth

Behind our wall,

He looketh forth at the windows,

Shewing himself through the lattice.

10 My beloved spake, and said unto me,

Rise up, my love, my fair one,

And come away.

11 For, lo, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone;

12 The flowers appear on the earth;

The time of the singing of birds is come,

And the voice of the turtle

Is heard in our land;

13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,

And the vines with the tender grape

Give a good smell.

Arise, my love, my fair one,

and come away.

14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock,

In the secret places of the stairs,

Let me see thy countenance,

Let me hear thy voice;

For sweet is thy voice,

And thy countenance is comely.

15 Take us the foxes,

The little foxes,

That spoil the vines:

For our vines have tender grapes.

16 My beloved is mine, and I am his:

He feedeth among the lilies.

17 Until the day break,

And the shadows flee away,

Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart

Upon the mountains of Bether.



Songs 3

1 (SS 5:6; 1:)7On my bed by night I sought him

whom my soul loves;

I sought him, but found him not.

2 I will rise now and go about the city,

in the streets and in the squares;

I will seek him whom my soul loves.

I sought him, but found him not.

3 (SS 5:7; Isa 21:6-8) The watchmen found me,

as they went about the city.

"Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

4 (Pr 4:13; 8:17) Scarcely had I passed them,

when I found him whom my soul loves.

I held him, and would not let him go

until I brought him to my mother's house,

and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

5 (SS 2:7; 8:4 ) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.

6 (SS 8:5; 1:13) Who is that coming up from the wilderness,

like columns of smoke,

perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,

with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

7 Look, it is the litter of Solomon!

Around it are sixty mighty men,

of the mighty men of Israel,

8 (Ps 45:3; 91:5) all of them holding swords

and expert in war,

each with his sword at his thigh,

because of terrors by night.

9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin

from the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made its posts of silver,

its back of gold,

its seat of purple;

its interior was inlaid with love

by the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 (Isa 62:5; 4:4) Go forth, O daughters of Zion,

and see King Solomon with the crown

with which his mother crowned him

on the day of his wedding,

on the day of the gladness of his heart.



1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth:

I sought him, but I found him not.

2 I will rise now, and go about the city

In the streets, and in the broad ways

I will seek him whom my soul loveth:

I sought him, but I found him not.

3 The watchmen that go about the city found me:

To whom I said,

Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

4 It was but a little that I passed from them,

But I found him whom my soul loveth:

I held him, and would not let him go,

Until I had brought him into my mother's house,

And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Till he please.

6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness

Like pillars of smoke,

Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,

With all powders of the merchant?

7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's;

Threescore valiant men are about it,

Of the valiant of Israel.

8 They all hold swords,

Being expert in war:

Every man hath his sword upon his thigh

Because of fear in the night.

9 King Solomon made himself a chariot

Of the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made the pillars thereof of silver,

The bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple,

The midst thereof being paved with love,

For the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion,

And behold king Solomon

With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him

In the day of his espousals,

And in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Songs 4

The Man

1 (SS 1:15; 6:5; 6:7) How fair you are, my love!

How very fair!

Your eyes are doves behind your veil.

Your hair is like a flock of goats,

streaming down the hills of Gilead.

2 (SS 6:6) Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes

that have come up from the washing,

all of which bear twins,

and not one among them has lost its young.

3 (SS 6:7; Jos 2:18) Your lips are like a scarlet thread,

and your mouth is lovely.

Your cheeks are halves of a pomegranate

behind your veil.

4 (SS 7:4; Ne 3:19) Your neck is like the tower of David,

built in rows of stone;

on it hang a thousand shields,

all of them shields of mighty men.

5 (SS 2:16; 6:3) Your two breasts are like two fawns,

twins of a gazelle,

that feed among the lilies.

6 (SS 2:17; 4:14) Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

I will go away to the mountain of myrrh

and the hill of frankincense.

7 (SS 1:15) You are altogether fair, my love;

there is no flaw in you.

8 (Dt 3:9; 1Ch 5:23) Come with me from Lebanon, my bride;

come with me from Lebanon.

Depart from the peak of Amana,

from the peak of Senir and Hermon,

from the dens of lions,

from the mountains of leopards.

9 (SS 5:1-2; 4:10) You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;

you have ravished my heart

with one glance of your eyes,

with one jewel of your necklace.

10 (SS 1:2-4) How fair is your love, my sister, my bride!

How much better than wine is your love,

and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

11 (Ge 27:27; SS 5:1) Your lips drip honey, my bride;

honey and milk are under your tongue;

and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.

12 (Pr 5:15-18) A garden locked is my sister, my bride,

a fountain sealed.

13 (SS 1:14; Ecc 2:5) Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates

with all choicest fruits,

henna with nard,

14 (Ex 30:23; SS 4:6; 3:6) nard and saffron,

calamus and cinnamon,

with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all the chief spices"

15 (Jn 4:10; Jer 2:13) a garden fountain,

a well of living water,

and flowing streams from Lebanon.



1 Behold, thou art fair, my love;

Behold, thou art fair;

Thou hast doves' eyes

Within thy locks:

Thy hair is as a flock of goats,

That appear from mount Gilead.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn,

Which came up from the washing;

Whereof every one bear twins,

And none is barren among them.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,

And thy speech is comely:

Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate

Within thy locks.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David

Builded for an armoury,

Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers,

All shields of mighty men.

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes

That are twins,

Which feed among the lilies.

6 Until the day break,

And the shadows flee away,

I will get me to the mountain of myrrh,

And to the hill of frankincense.

7 Thou art all fair, my love;

There is no spot in thee.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,

With me from Lebanon:

Look from the top of Amana,

From the top of Shenir and Hermon,

From the lions' dens,

From the mountains of the leopards.

9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse;

Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes,

With one chain of thy neck.

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!

How much better is thy love than wine!

And the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb:

Honey and milk are under thy tongue;

And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse;

A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates,

With pleasant fruits;

Camphire, with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron;

Calamus and cinnamon,

With all trees of frankincense;

Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

15 A fountain of gardens,

A well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.



The Woman



16 (SS 5:1; 6:2) Awake, O north wind,

and come, O south wind!

Blow upon my garden,

that its spices may flow out.

Let my beloved come to his garden,

and eat its choicest fruits.



16 Awake, O north wind;

And come, thou south;

Blow upon my garden,

That the spices thereof may flow out.

Let my beloved come into his garden,

And eat his pleasant fruits.



Songs 5

The Man



1 (SS 6:2; 4:16) I come to my garden, my sister, my bride;

I gather my myrrh with my spice;

I eat my honeycomb with my honey;

I drink my wine with my milk.



1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse:

I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;

I have drunk my wine with my milk:



Friends of the Man



Eat, friends!

Drink, and be drunk with love!



Eat, O friends;

Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.



The Woman



2 (SS 6:9; 2:14) I slept, but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, and my love,

my dove, my perfect one;

for my head is wet with dew,

my locks with the drops of the night."

3 (Lk 11:7) I had taken off my garment;

how could I put it on again?

I had bathed my feet;

how could I soil them?

4 My beloved put his hand by the latch,

and my heart yearned for him.

5 (SS 5:13) I rose up to open to my beloved,

and my hands dripped with myrrh,

my fingers with liquid myrrh

on the handles of the bolt.

6 (SS 5:2) I opened to my beloved,

but my beloved had turned and was gone.

My soul failed me when he spoke.

I sought him, but found him not;

I called him, but he gave no answer.

7 (SS 3:3) The watchmen found me

as they went about the city;

they struck me, they wounded me;

they took away my mantle,

those watchmen of the walls.

8 (SS 2:7; 2:5 ) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved,

that you tell him I am faint with love.

Friends of the Woman

9 (SS 1:8; 6:1) What is your beloved more than another beloved,

O fairest among women?

What is your beloved more than another beloved,

that you so charge us?



2 I sleep, but my heart waketh:

It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying,

Open to me, my sister, my love,

My dove, my undefiled:

For my head is filled with dew,

And my locks with the drops of the night.

3 I have put off my coat;

How shall I put it on?

I have washed my feet;

How shall I defile them?

4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,

And my bowels were moved for him.

5 I rose up to open to my beloved;

And my hands dropped with myrrh,

And my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh,

Upon the handles of the lock.

6 I opened to my beloved;

But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone:

My soul failed when he spake:

I sought him, but I could not find him;

I called him, but he gave me no answer.

7 The watchmen that went about the city found me,

They smote me, they wounded me;

The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If ye find my beloved,

That ye tell him,

that I am sick of love.

9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved,

O thou fairest among women?

What is thy beloved more than another beloved,

That thou dost so charge us?

Day 151, 31 May 2026



Today at

Calvary Community church , Pastor Larry Janzen spoke on

Living Counter-Cultural, Rationally relational



1 Peter 3:8



8 (Mt 18:33; Ro 12:10) Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward

one another, be gracious, and be kind.



[8] Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love

as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:



Be all of one mind



Ephesians 4:3-6



3 be eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 (Eph 1:18; 2:16) There is one body and one Spirit, even as you were called

in one hope of your calling,

5 (1Co 8:6; Mt 28:19) one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 (Ro 11:36; 1Co 12:6) one God and Father of all, who is above all,

and through all, and in you all.



[3] Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

[4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of

your calling;

[5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

[6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you

all.



1 Corinthians 2:16



16 (Jn 15:15; Ro 11:34) For

"who has known the mind of the Lord

that he may instruct Him?"(Isa 40:13.)

But we have the mind of Christ.





[16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But

we have the mind of Christ.





By Sympathetic



Love one another



1 Corinthians 13:1-8a



1 (2Co 12:4) If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,

and have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

2 (Mt 17:20; 21:21) If I have the gift of prophecy, and understand

all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,

so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor,

and if I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;

love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,

5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own,

is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

and endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they shall fail;

if there are tongues, they shall cease; and if there is knowledge,

it shall vanish.



[1] Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not

charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

[2] And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,

and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove

mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

[3] And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my

body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

[4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity

vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

[5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily

provoked, thinketh no evil;

[6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

[7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth

all things.

[8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;

whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it

shall vanish away.





Be Compaasionate





Be humble



1) Song of Solomon



Songs 1

Introduction

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.



1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.



The Woman



2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your love is better than wine.

3 Your anointing oils are fragrant,

your name is oil poured out;

therefore the virgins love you.

4 Draw me after you, let us run.

The king has brought me into his chambers.



2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:

For thy love is better than wine.

3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments

Thy name is as ointment poured forth,

Therefore do the virgins love thee.

4 Draw me, we will run after thee:

The king hath brought me into his chambers:





Friends of the Woman



We will exult and rejoice in you;

we will remember your love more than wine;

rightly do they love you.



We will be glad and rejoice in thee,

We will remember thy love more than wine:

The upright love thee.



The Woman



5 I am dark, but still lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,

like the tents of Kedar,

like the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not gaze at me, because I am dark,

because the sun has looked upon me.

My mother's sons were angry with me;

they made me the keeper of the vineyards,

but my own vineyard I have not kept.

7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves,

where you pasture your flock,

where you make it lie down at noon;

for why should I be like one who veils herself

by the flocks of your companions?



5 I am black, but comely,

O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

As the tents of Kedar,

As the curtains of Solomon.

6 Look not upon me, because I am black,

Because the sun hath looked upon me:

My mother's children were angry with me;

They made me the keeper of the vineyards;

But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,

Where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon:

For why should I be as one that turneth aside

By the flocks of thy companions?



Friends of the Woman



8 If you do not know, O fairest among women,

follow in the tracks of the flock,

and pasture your young goats

beside the shepherds' tents.



8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,

Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,

And feed thy kids

Beside the shepherds' tents.



The Man



9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.

10 Lovely are your cheeks with ornaments,

your neck with chains of gold.

Friends of the Woman

11We will make you ornaments of gold,

with studs of silver.

The Woman

12 While the king was on his couch,

my nard gave forth its fragrance.

13 My beloved is to me a bundle of myrrh

that lies all night between my breasts.

14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms

in the vineyards of En Gedi.

The Man

15 How fair you are, my love.

How fair you are! Your eyes are doves.



9 I have compared thee, O my love,

To a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels,

Thy neck with chains of gold.

11 We will make thee borders of gold

With studs of silver.

12 While the King sitteth at his table,

My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;

He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire

In the vineyards of Engedi.

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;

Behold, thou art fair;

Thou hast doves' eyes.



The Woman



16 How fair you are, my beloved!

Yes, pleasant!

Our bed is verdant;

17 the beams of our house are cedar,

and our rafters of fir.



16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved,

Yea, pleasant:

Also our bed is green.

17 The beams of our house are cedar,

And our rafters of fir.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 30 of the Month



a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



( Matt 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



)



b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation. (



Rom 2:4



4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,

tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God

leads you to repentance?



4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance

and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth

thee to repentance?



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and praise him for He is a just God!



Pray to the Lord: "Forgiving God, please enable me to forgive others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to break up the hallow ground in You

and sow righteousness.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of Obedince.



Pray to the Lord and pray into everything including anxiety.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

society, as it is in Heaven



Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our world.



Praise God that Muhammad’s prison sentence in
"https://www.vomcanada.com/indonesia.htm">INDONESIA for evangelising

was reduced. Pray as he awaits release.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

2) Our Daily Bread for 30 May 2026 titled

Imitating God's Forgiveness

by Sheridan Voysey



Ephesians 4:25-32



Rules for the New Life



25 (Col 3:9; Zec 8:16; Ro 12:5) Therefore, putting away lying, let every man

speak truthfully with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

26 (Ps 37:8; 4:4) Be angry but do not sin.

Do not let the sun go down on your anger.

27 (Jas 4:7) Do not give place to the devil.

28 (Ex 20:15; 1Th 4:11-12) Let him who steals steal no more. Instead,

let him labour, working with his hands things which are good,

that he may have something to share with him who is in need.

29 (Col 4:6) Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth,

but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace

to the listeners.

30 (1Th 5:19; Isa 63:10; Ro 8:23) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,

in whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.

31 (Col 3:8; Ecc 7:9; Col 3:19) Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts,

and blasphemies, with all malice, be taken away from you.

32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ

also forgave you.



[25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour:

for we are members one of another.

[26] Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

[27] Neither give place to the devil.

[28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working

with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that

needeth.

[29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which

is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

[30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the

day of redemption.

[31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil

speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

[32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.



I used to work with a woman named Madge, who was an amazing cook. "You should

taste my pea and ham soup!" she said one day. After replying that I really

didn't like peas, Madge smiled and said, "You will after you try my soup."

The next day she handed me a container of her soup, made especially for me.



"Did you try my soup?" Madge asked me a couple of days later. "I will-soon!"

I said, hoping she wouldn't ask me again. But she did - the next day, and the

next. “Don't leave it too long or it'll spoil," she added on the fourth day.



A week later, Madge's uneaten soup had spoiled, and I threw it away. I felt

dread as she approached me. "You did try my soup, didn’t you?" she asked.



"Yes," I said. "It was . . . delicious."



In Ephesians 4, Paul calls us to deal with speech-related sins like angry

words (v. 26), unwholesome talk (v. 29), and slander (v. 31). But before these

comes a more basic call to "speak truthfully to your neighbour" (v. 25).

I had looked at Madge and told her a lie. I knew what I needed to do.



I walked into Madge's office, confessed my lie, and sheepishly asked for her

forgiveness. Madge walked to me and gave me a hug. "Of course I forgive you,"

she said. "How could I not, when I know how much God's forgiven me?"



Reflect & Pray



How many sinful words or actions has God forgiven you for?

How can that reminder help you forgive someone today,

with the Holy Spirit's strength?



Forgiving God, please enable me to forgive others.



For further study, read The Risk of Forgiveness.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 7 Break up Your Fallow Ground



Hosea 10:12



12 Sow to yourselves righteousness, reap mercy,

break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,

until He comes and rains righteousness upon you.



12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD,

till he come and rain righteousness upon you.



When a farmer prepares to plant his crop, a great deal of preparation

is necessary before the seen can be sown. He has to plow up the ground,

turning under the stubble from the previous harvest, harrow the field to

break up the clods, and fertilise- readying the soil for optimum growth.

A fallow field, one that was not planted the previous season, must be

broken and worked so that the seed can find root in the ground.

The Bible likens spiritual growth to raising crops. God is the one

who brings rain and gives growth, but the success or failure

of the seed - both in initial salvation and in ongoing maturity -

is often linked to how well the soil has been prepared.

That preparation isn't always a pleasant or rewarding process.

We may resist the plowing or harrowing that comes through

the Holy Spirit's conviction of sin. We may need to dig up boulders

of bitterness and thistles of anger; we may have to plow under the

stubble of the last crop of lessons, working that mulch deep into our lives.

But the final outcome is worth the effort - even the pain - that

preparation brings. Broken up, harrowed, readied for the seed of God's Word,

we are rich and fertile ground, and the seed of righteousness produces

an abundant crop in us.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "broken up" and "harrowed" by the Holy

Spirit to prepare me for God's work in me?



b) How can I apply these verses to myself? How can I

"sow in righteousness," "reap in mercy," "break up my fallow ground"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 30:43



The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep

and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.



And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,

and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are anxious



Phil 4:4-7



4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.

The Lord is at hand.

6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,

by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known

to God.

7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Qoph

145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord,

I will keep Your statutes.

146 I cried unto You; deliver me,

and I shall keep Your testimonies.

147 I arose before the dawn of the morning and cried for help;

I hope in Your words.

148 My eyes are awake before the night watches,

that I might meditate on Your word.

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness, O Lord;

revive me according to Your judgment.

150 They draw close, those who persecute me with evil;

they are far from Your law.

151 But You are near, O Lord,

and all Your commandments are true.

152 I have known of old

that You have established Your testimonies forever.



[145] I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy

statutes.

[146] I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

[147] I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy

word.

[148] Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy

word.

[149] Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me

according to thy judgment.

[150] They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

[151] Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

[152] Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded

them for ever.



Resh

153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me,

for I do not forget Your law.

154 Plead my cause, and defend me;

revive me according to Your word.

155 Salvation is far from the wicked,

for they do not seek Your statutes.

156 Great are Your compassions, O Lord;

revive me according to Your judgments.

157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,

yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.

158 I behold the transgressors with disgust,

because they have not kept Your word.

159 Consider how I love Your precepts;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.

160 Your word is true from the beginning,

and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.



[153] Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

[154] Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

[155] Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

[156] Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy

judgments.

[157] Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from

thy testimonies.

[158] I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy

word.

[159] Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy

lovingkindness.

[160] Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous

judgments endureth for ever.



Sin and Shin

161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause,

but my heart stands in awe of Your words.

162 I rejoice at Your word,

as one who finds great plunder.

163 I hate and abhor lying,

but I love Your law.

164 Seven times a day I praise You,

because of Your righteous judgments.

165 Those who love Your law have great peace,

and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

166 Lord, I have hoped for Your deliverance,

and I carry out Your commandments.

167 My soul has kept Your testimonies,

and I love them greatly.

168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies,

for all my ways are before You.



[161] Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in

awe of thy word.

[162] I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

[163] I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

[164] Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

[165] Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend

them.

[166] LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

[167] My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

[168] I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are

before thee.



Taw

169 Let my cry come near before You, O Lord;

give me understanding according to Your word.

170 Let my supplication come before You;

deliver me according to Your word.

171 My lips shall declare praise,

for You have taught me Your statutes.

172 My tongue shall speak of Your word,

for all Your commandments are right.

173 Let Your hand help me,

for I have chosen Your precepts.

174 I have longed for Your salvation, O Lord,

and Your law is my delight.

175 Let my soul live and praise You,

and let Your judgments come to my aid.

176 I have wandered like a lost sheep;

seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.



[169] Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding

according to thy word.

[170] Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy

word.

[171] My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

[172] My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are

righteousness.

[173] Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

[174] I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

[175] Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help

me.

[176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not

forget thy commandments.

Day 150, 30 May 2026



1) Psalms 119:89-176 / Psalm 119:89-176



Lamedh

89 Forever, O Lord, Your word

is established in heaven.

90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;

You have established the earth, and it is firm.

91 They continue this day according to Your ordinance,

for all are Your servants.

92 Unless Your law had been my delight,

I would have perished in my affliction.

93 I will never forget Your precepts,

for with them You have revived me.

94 I am Yours; deliver me,

for I have sought Your precepts.

95 The wicked have waited to destroy me,

but I will consider Your testimonies.

96 I have seen that all perfection has an end,

but Your commandment is quite broad.



[89] For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

[90] Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the

earth, and it abideth.

[91] They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy

servants.

[92] Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in

mine affliction.

[93] I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

[94] I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

[95] The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy

testimonies.

[96] I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding

broad.



Mem

97 Oh, how I love Your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

98 Your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies,

for they are continually with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for Your testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the elders,

because I keep Your precepts.

101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,

that I might keep Your word.

102 I have not departed from Your judgments,

for You have taught me.

103 How sweet are Your words to the taste of my mouth!

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through Your precepts I receive understanding;

therefore I hate every false way.



[97] O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

[98] Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for

they are ever with me.

[99] I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are

my meditation.

[100] I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

[101] I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy

word.

[102] I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

[103] How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my

mouth!

[104] Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false

way.



Nun

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



[105] Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

[106] I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous

judgments.

[107] I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

[108] Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

and teach me thy judgments.

[109] My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

[110] The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy

precepts.

[111] Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the

rejoicing of my heart.

[112] I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto

the end.



Samekh

113 I hate those who are double-minded,

but I love Your law.

114 You are my hiding place and my shield,

I hope in Your word.

115 Depart from me, you who are wicked,

for I keep the commandments of my God.

116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live,

and let me not be ashamed with my hope.

117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe,

and I will have respect for Your statutes continually.

118 You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes,

for their deceit is falsehood.

119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross;

therefore I love Your testimonies.

120 My body trembles for fear of You,

and I am afraid of Your judgments.



[113] I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

[114] Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

[115] Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my

God.

[116] Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be

ashamed of my hope.

[117] Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy

statutes continually.

[118] Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their

deceit is falsehood.

[119] Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I

love thy testimonies.

[120] My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.



Ayin

121 I have done what is right and just;

do not abandon me to my oppressors.

122 Be true to Your servant for good;

let not the proud ones oppress me.

123 My eyes long for Your deliverance

and for the promise of Your righteousness.

124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,

and teach me Your statutes.

125 I am Your servant; grant me understanding,

that I may know Your testimonies.

126 It is time for You, O Lord, to act,

for they have broken Your law.

127 Therefore I love Your commandments

above gold, even fine gold.

128 For I follow all Your precepts to be right,

and I hate every false way.



[121] I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

[122] Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

[123] Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy

righteousness.

[124] Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy

statutes.

[125] I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy

testimonies.

[126] It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

[127] Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

[128] Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right;

and I hate every false way.



Pe

129 Your testimonies are wonderful;

therefore my soul keeps them.

130 The giving of Your words gives light;

it grants understanding to the simple.

131 I opened my mouth and panted,

for I long for Your commandments.

132 Look upon me, and be merciful to me,

as You are for those who love Your name.

133 Order my steps according to Your word,

and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

134 Deliver me from the oppression of man,

so I will keep Your precepts.

135 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant,

and teach me Your statutes.

136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes,

because people do not keep Your law.



[129] Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

[130] The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto

the simple.

[131] I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

[132] Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto

those that love thy name.

[133] Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion

over me.

[134] Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

[135] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

[136] Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.



Tsadhe

137 You are righteous, O Lord,

and upright are Your judgments.

138 You have set Your testimonies in righteousness

and faithfulness.

139 My zeal has consumed me,

because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

140 Your word is pure and true;

therefore Your servant loves it.

141 I am small and despised,

yet I do not forget Your precepts.

142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

and Your law is true.

143 Trouble and anguish have discovered me,

but Your commandments are my delight.

144 The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;

grant me understanding, and I shall live.



[137] Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

[138] Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very

faithful.

[139] My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy

words.

[140] Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

[141] I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

[142] Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the

truth.

[143] Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my

delights.

[144] The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me

understanding, and I shall live.