Psalm 122
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."

2 Our feet are standing
in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.

4 That is where the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
to praise the name of the LORD
according to the statute given to Israel.

5 There the thrones for judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.

7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."

8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity.


More than 60 rockets hit Negev, including Ashkelon and Be'er Sheva

Cabinet rejects 48-hr truce proposal

IDF: Rocket that hit Beersheba school made in China

IAF hits Gaza mosque storing rockets

Top Rabbis: IDF May Fire at Civilian Rocket Source

IDF Opens YouTube Channel

Barak Asks for More Reservists, Ministers Vote by Phone

Hundreds in Mich., NYC protest strikes on Gaza

Gunman wounds 2 Israelis in Denmark mall shooting

Hundreds protest outside Israeli Embassy over Gaza attacks

Anti-Jewish vandalism in Paris linked to Gaza

White House backs Israel, says 'onus is on Hamas'
[I wish I thought that would last, but I don't.]

Third Jewish Toddler Wounded in Rock Attack


Israeli Gaza 'massacre' must stop, Syria's Assad tells US senator
[GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!]

Tensions worsen in Arab region

Group storms UK embassy in Iran

A Caliphate “from the Red Sea to the Caspian”?

Afghanistan, US consider 'community' security forces

Khyber Operation Seeks To Secure NATO Supply Route

‘India is on verge of attacking Pakistan’

Gulf ministers reach accord on monetary union


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Ukraine Naftogaz says paid $1.52 bln Russia gas debt

Gazprom Profit Surges Nearly 83%; Rolls-Royce Wins Gazprom Equipment Contract


Voracious pests on the wing again

Bitter cold, snow put chill on end of 2008