Vows

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A nice Psalm 61 for Robert's weekly PsalmChallenge at Daily Athens Photo, centered in Athens, where fateful elections are currently in full swing.

1. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

2. Hear, O God, my supplication; heed my prayer.

3. From the end of the earth to You I call; when my heart is faint, lead me to a rock high above me.

4. For indeed You have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of an enemy.

5. I would dwell in Your tent forever, take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

6. For indeed You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given an inheritance (to) those who fear Your name.

7. Add days to the days of the king; may his years be from generation to generation;

8. may he ever dwell before the face of God; appoint steadfast love to guard him.

9. So I will sing Your name in hymns eternally, as I fulfill my vows day after day.
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Photos:
A stringed King David statue exhibited at Mamilla Mall last year.
Franciscan friars and two nuns pray before the tomb of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
By candlelight a nun sings the prayers.
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Today's translation is by Rabbi Benjamin Segal.
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