176 Weekly entry: Book of Psalms
This week : Psalm 27
where Jesus prayed
For Jews the Temple was the holiest
place on earth. Four courts led up to it:
court of the priests, court of the men,
court of the women, and court of the
Gentiles.
People came to these courts daily to pray
and to present offerings for sacrifice
on an altar in front of the Temple. Only
priests were permitted to approach the
altar or to enter the Temple.
The holiest part of the Temple was the
Holy of Holies, located behind a great
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Inside the Ark were the stone
tablets
on which were inscibed the Ten
Commandments.
Priests began each day by ritually
purifying themselves with water from a
great bronze basin. The psalmist
describes the ritual:
Lord, I wash my hands . . .
and march in worship around your altar.
I sing a hymn of thanksgiving
and tell of all your wonderful deeds.
I love the house where you live, O Lord,
the place where your glory dwells.
Psalm 27: 6–8
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How lovingly and joyfully do I worship
in the “house of my Lord”?
People study us
Monday through Friday
to see what we mean
by our prayers and worship on Sunday.
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