Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
I rejoiced when they said to me,
“Let us go to the House of Adonai.”
2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem—
3 Jerusalem, built as a city
joined together.
4 There the tribes go up,
the tribes of Adonai
—as a testimony to Israel—
to praise the Name of Adonai.
5 For there thrones for judgment are set up,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem—
“May those who love you be at peace!
7 May there be shalom within your walls—
quietness within your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I now say: “Shalom be within you.”
9 For the sake of the House of Adonai our God,
I will seek your good.
— Psalm 122 | Tree of Life Version (TLV)
Tree of Life Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.
Cross References: Exodus 23:17; Deuteronomy 16:16; 1 Samuel 25:6; 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Kings 7:7; Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 4:6; Esther 10:3; Psalm 9:14; Psalm 29:11; Psalm 42:4; Psalm 84:5; Psalm 87:2; Psalm 89:29; Psalm 102:14; Psalm 133:1; Matthew 10:12; John 20:19
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fic title ask game, 'the end of summer days'
the end of summer days. 1872. steve/tony. ~20k. rated M.
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SUMMARY:
There's nothing like the sight of the end of a trail, reaching the mountain's summit and pulling your horse up short. Sliding down from the saddle and stepping forward to stare into the cacophony of wilderness, brush curling in the fading sun, fireflies dancing along the moss-heavy trunks.
There's nothing like two large, corn-yellow eyes blinking open, as the wilderness starts staring back.
Tony's a city man, but he's garnered an appreciation for this, ever since Steve's remains went missing and Tony tracked them here.
Ever since Steve came back from the dead as something oh so mightily inhuman.
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TAGS: monster!steve, monsterfucking, alcoholism cw, unreliable narrator, grief, red wolf, natasha barton, bruce banner, carol danvers, post-canon, nature, character death fallout, horror
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send me an ask with a fake title and i’ll tell you about the fic i would write to go with it!
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Judgment Against Surrounding Nations
1 About Ammon’s children, thus says Adonai:
“Has Israel no sons?
Has he no heir?
Why then did Malcam dispossess Gad
and his people settled in its towns?
2 Therefore behold, days are coming”
—it is a declaration of Adonai—
“when I will sound an alarm of war
heard against Rabbah of Ammon!
It will become a mound of ruins.
Her villages will be burned with fire.
Then Israel will dispossess those
who dispossessed him.”
it is a declaration of Adonai.
3 “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated!
Cry, daughters of Rabbah!
Wear sackcloth, lament,
and run to and fro within the walls,
for Malcam will go into captivity
together with his priests and princes.
4 Why do you brag about valleys—
your flowing valley, faithless daughter?
Trusting in your treasures:
‘Who will come against me?’
5 I am about to bring terror on you”
—a declaration of my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot—
“from all those around you.
Each of you will be banished headlong,
with no one to gather the fugitives.
6 Yet afterward I will restore Ammon’s children from exile.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
7 About Edom, thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot:
“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
Is counsel lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom vanished?
8 Flee! Turn back!
Stay low, inhabitants of Dedan,
for I will bring Esau’s calamity on him
at the time that I punish him.
9 If grape gatherers came to you,
would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came at night,
would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
10 But I will strip Esau bare.
I will uncover his hiding places,
so he will not be able to hide himself.
His offspring has been destroyed with his kinsmen and neighbors.
So he is nothing.
11 Leave your orphans—I will keep them alive,
and let your widows trust in Me.”
12 For thus says Adonai:
“Behold, if those who do not deserve to drink the cup must surely drink,
can you go utterly unpunished?
You will not go unpunished,
for you shall surely drink!
13 For I have sworn by Myself”
—it is a declaration of Adonai—
“that Bozrah will become a horror,
a disgrace, a waste and a curse.
All its towns will be ruins forever.”
14 I heard a message from Adonai.
An ambassador is sent to the nations:
‘Gather together, come against her,
and rise up for war!’
15 For see, I made you least among nations,
despised among men.
16 Your terrorism has deceived you,
so that your heart is arrogant.
You who live in the clefts of the rock,
who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as an eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
17 “Edom will become a desolation.
Everyone passing by will be appalled
and hiss at all its plagues.
18 Like the overthrow of Sodom, Gomorrah
and their neighbors,” says Adonai,
“no one will live there,
nor any son of man dwell there.
19 Look, it is like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan
to a secure pasture—
for abruptly I will make him run away from it.
I appoint over it whomever I choose.
For who is like Me?
Who will summon me to court?
What shepherd stands up to Me?”
20 Therefore hear the plan that Adonai has drawn up against Edom,
and His strategies that He designed against the inhabitants of Teman.
Surely the least of the flock will be dragged away,
Surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.
21 The earth will tremble at the noise of their downfall.
The sound of their outcry will be heard at the Sea of Reeds.
22 Behold, he will mount up and swoop down like an eagle,
and spread out his wings against Bozrah.
The hearts of Edom’s warriors in that day
will be like a woman’s heart in her pangs.
23 About Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are ashamed,
for they heard bad news,
They melt away;
in the sea there is trouble that cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus has become feeble.
She turns away to flee,
panic grips her,
anguish and pangs have seized her,
like a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise deserted—
the city of my joy?
26 Therefore her young men will fall in her squares—
all the warriors will be silenced in that day.
It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
27 “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus—
it will devour Ben-hadad’s palaces.”
28 About Kedar and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Thus says Adonai:
“Arise, go up against Kedar
and devastate the children of the east.
29 They will take away their tents and their flocks.
They will carry away their curtains,
all their gear and their camels.
They will cry out against them,
‘Terror on every side!’
30 Flee! Scatter far!
Stay low, inhabitants of Hazor!”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
“For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
and devised a plan against you.
31 Arise, go up against a nation at ease,
dwelling securely,” says Adonai.
“They have no gates or bars;
they dwell alone.
32 Their camels will become plunder,
their many cattle a spoil.
I will scatter to all the winds those who shave the edges.
I bring their calamity from every side.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
33 “Hazor will be a lair of jackals,
a desolation forever—
no one will abide there,
nor any son of man dwell there.”
34 The word of Adonai that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam, at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, saying, 35 thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot:
“Behold, I will break Elam’s bow—
the source of their might.
36 I will bring upon Elam the four winds
from the four quarters of heaven,
and will scatter them to all those winds.
There will be no nation
where the dispersed of Elam will not go.
37 I will shatter Elam before their enemies
and before those seeking their soul.
I will bring calamity on them—
My burning anger!”
It is a declaration of Adonai,
“I will send the sword after them
until I have consumed them.
38 Then I will put My throne in Elam
and destroy from it king and princes.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
39 “Yet it will be in the end of days,
that I will restore Elam from exile.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
— Jeremiah 49 | Tree of Life Version (TLV)
Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.
Cross References: Genesis 10:22; Genesis 22:16; Genesis 25:13; Genesis 25:30; Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 19:9; Numbers 1:24; Numbers 10:9; Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 29:22; Joshua 7:2; Judges 18:7; 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 14:7; 1 Chronicles 5:21; Psalm 46:9; Psalm 68:5; Isaiah 13:20; Isaiah 14:24; Isaiah 17:14; Isaiah 18:2; Isaiah 21:13; Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremaih 9:26; Jeremiah 11:22; Jeremiah 12:15; Jeremiah 16:16; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 33:9; Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 50:46; Matthew 20:22; Matthew 24:8; Acts 9:2; Romans 9:29; 1 Timothy 6:17; Revelation 7:1
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🐒 My recent drawings have consistently been in relation to “The Jungle Book”, “The Lion King”, and “Tarzan”, all animal-based movies from Disney. Interestingly, earlier drafts for “The Lion King” initially envisioned Rafiki as a cheetah instead of a mandrill. Back when the movie was in development, it started off entitled “King of the Jungle”. Months ago, I came across some early concept artwork for “Lion King” online and of course, did some sketches based on the artwork that intrigued me. This drawing is my interpretation of an early version of Rafiki within the leaves and branches of his tree. 🌴🌳🐾
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What songs have u been thinking of adding to strengths playlist :0 [and the others if u have any you’ve been thinking of for them]
Also you could make a streatney+ playlist, just sayin
I have been creating a list of Set It Off songs to put in here, and this is on top of the ones ive already added. I am also just now realising that even tho i associate the band in general with Strength the distribution of songs does Not favour Strength much if at all.
Theres a few of the songs where its just the general vibe or just so much of the song works its hard to pick one section, but i went and grabbed some of my fav sections
Peekaboo; like i mean it LITERALLY says this what do you want from me
Why Not Me?; it feels alot like things a Strength vessel would say. I especially like the bit about „a little voice is shouting get up“
Catch A Break; i mean isnt that such a Witney concept, shes put thru so much bullshit after bullshit and everyone is So mean to her Constantly. And „same tragedy different day“ thinking about Witney,,,, hhnnnggg
Playing With Bad Luck; a very similar idea to Catch A Break because the guy is literally the whole time just talking about how all this bad stuff keeps happening but hes done nothing to deserve any of it, which again, yeah. Man thinking about Witney makes me Feral
Unopened Windows; honestly a streartney song to me but i feel like Witney would be the most nostalgic about it like this. Like hes def the one to look back at it like what-could-have-been the most
Who‘s In Control?; it especially makes me think of Anne at her peak blaming herself for Heart and all that, like „living in fear living afraid/hysterical every day“ TELL me that doesnt remind u of Heart and Anne in ibybf
Me W/O You; it feels vaugely manipulative and vaugely genuine in a way i can only compare to Heart. Plus the whole „theres no me without us“ over-reliance and codependence feels very Heart as well
And i didnt add a part of the song because i cant EXPLAIN it but. Dancing With The Devil in my head just makes me think of Streart. imagining it as like the two of them alternating screaming the lines at eachother, they both see eachother as the counterpart in the song. And this song also lead me to for some reason learning how to draw partner dancing Just so i could draw streart partner dancing and then also went a bit insane about who would be lead dw about it
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