Article #265
Subject: The Ashre
Author: Andrew W. Harrell
Posted: 10/17/2011 01:18:57 PM
Selections from Psalm 145, the Ashre
The Bible tells us in the Gospel of John that, "God so loved the World that
He gave it his only Son." You shouldn't feel sorry for God about this. For
eventually we know that the World gave Him, Jesus Christ, back to God. That
is He never really lost Him. We don't need to have statues put up of us in
Churches in order to be saints. And, we don't have to be married and have
children in order to have sons and daughters. This psalm,which it is mitzot
for Jews to pray daily,like Christians should pray the Lord's prayer daily,
contains many secret instructions and meditations explaining how God's only
Son can be resurrected inside of us. I have extracted a translation that I
like of some parts of it from the web address
http://www.js.emory.edu/BLUMENTHAL . One way to pray it is to meditate on the
words and verses as they weave together in your mind. Many of the Psalms can
be chanted in a three count meter as you do this. Usually the second stanza
of the verse is a second thought about the same subject. You will find your
thoughts following the patterns as if climbing an ascending ladder of
understanding toward a higher conceptual realm of truth and meaning.
...
The Lord is good to all,
His mercy is upon all that He had done.
All what You have done will give thanks to You, Lord
and those who care for You (your faithful ones) will bless You.
They will talk of the glory of Your Kingdom(Your Kingship)
they will speak of Your might.
To make known to humanity (humankind) His mighty deeds
and the glorious majesty(grandeur) of His kingdom (His Kingship's glory).
...
The Lord supports all who fall
He stands erect all those who are bowed over.
...
You open Your hand
giving contentedness sufficiently to all living beings.
The Lord s righteous in all His ways
caring to all that He has done.
The Lord is near to all who call on Him
to all who call upon Him in truth.
He does the will of those who fear Him
He hears their cry and saves (redeems) them.
The Lord watches over all those who love Him.