Psalms Challenge, Psalm 6

 

MONUMENT IN MEMORIAM OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE JAPANESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND OUTSIDE.


Turn, LORD, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.
AMONG THE DEAD NO ONE PROCLAIMS YOUR NAME.
WHO PRAISES YOU FROM THE GRAVE?

Keer weder, HEERE, red mijn ziel;
verlos mij, om Uwer goedertierenheid wil.
WANT DODEN NOEMEN UW NAAM NIET MEER!
WIE IN HET DODENRIJK KAN U NOG LOVEN?

The verses from Psalm 6 are contributed to Robert's new PsalmsChallenge meme at Daily Athens. To read more psalms click on Robert

Sky Watch, Australia,

Queensland is again the target of a natural disaster. I was worried very much for my daughter and her family, who live in North Queensland, in Cooktown, so I rang her last night. She assured me that they were fine. Hardly any wind, no rain either. On TV. I saw the damage done by Yasi in other parts of Queensland. Poor people whose houses are destroyed. Fortunately there are no casualties. Let's hope that this will be the last cyclone this season. Five years ago cyclone Larry destroyed a large part of Queensland. The traces of Larry were still visible when I was in Queensland in August. Yasi is even worse than Larry.

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ABC Wednesday, C of Cockatoo and Cape York

Cockatoo: My Life in Cape York by Roy McIvor.
Magabala Books.
My daughter in Australia wrote this book together with a friend of hers. They went several times a week to Roy McIver, who is an uncle of my daughter's first husband, and recorded his stories on an audio cassette. Back at home she put these stories on the computer and printed them. It took her and her friend two years to finish the book in Roy McIver's own words. The cockatoos are the tribal animals of two tribes in Cape York. They are also symbolic for the reconcilliation of the white Australian people and the Aborigines.

The exile of the Indigenous population of Hope Valley — in the coastal region of Cape York in far north Queensland — during World War II is a shameful yet seldom-told chapter in Indigenous Australian history. Roy McIvor was just 10 when he, his family and his community were rounded up by the military and shipped 1500 km south to Woorabinda because of allegations that his people were collaborating with the Japanese under the guidance of German Lutheran Missionary George Heinrich Schwarz. Roy’s community was deserted by the authorities and more than a third of them perished during their seven-year exile. They were decimated by disease amid rumours of deaths by lethal injections and medical experimentation. Cockatoo: My Life in Cape York is an inspirational story of how Roy and his people triumphed over the hardships to which they were subjected, and their eventual return to their country now known as Hope Vale. Throughout his life, art has been a guiding light. Today Roy is recognised as one of Cape York’s leading Indigenous artists and Cockatoo: My Life in Cape York features full-colour reproductions of his work.

Vicki Lane wrote about this book last year some months ago now.

With thanks to Denise Nesbitt, who created ABC.We started a new round of the fascinating meme of ABC. For more interesting ABC posts click on the logo in the sidebar or Here. This week we are looking for words beginning with C.

Psalms Challenge, Psalm 5

 

LORD, at sunrise you will hear my voice.
I will watch and pray early in the morning


In de morgen, HEER, hoort u mijn stem,
in de morgen wend ik mij tot u en wacht.


The verses from Psalm 5 are contributed to Robert's new PsalmsChallenge meme at Daily Athens. To read more psalms click on Robert

Psalms Challenge, Psalm 4

 

King David is surrounded by enemies and helpless, and prays for God's help.



There be many that say, Who will shew us any good?
LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep:
for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

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Velen zeggen: ‘Wie maakt ons gelukkig?’ –
HEER, laat het licht van uw gelaat over ons schijnen.
In u vindt in mijn hart meer vreugde
dan zij in hun koren en wijn.

In vrede leg ik mij neer
en meteen slaap ik in,
want u, HEER, laat mij wonen
in een vertrouwd en veilig huis.


The verses from Psalm 4 are contributed to Robert's new PsalmsChallenge meme at Daily Athens. To read more psalms click on Robert

Sky Watch, Weekend Reflections

 

Click to enlarge
Photo taken by my Australian Daughter in the Netherlands!

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that's My World, ABC Wednesday, A for Amersfoort

The photos are borrowed from Wikipedia.Click to enlarge.

Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the Netherlands' main east-west and north-south rail lines. The town celebrated its 750th birthday in 2009.

Photo borrowed from Wikipedia.

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Watergate, by the Dutch artist Anton Pieck.Click to enlarge.

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Psalms Challenge, Psalm 3

 
 
 

Photographer unknown!The young ones feel safe!

But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I cried aloud to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy hill.

I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.
I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.

Arise, O LORD!
Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation belongs to the LORD;
your blessing be on your people!





U, HEER, bent een schild om mij heen,
u bent mijn eer, u houdt mij staande.
Roep ik tot de HEER om hulp,
hij antwoordt mij vanaf zijn heilige berg.

Ik ga liggen, val in slaap
en word wakker – de HEER beschermt mij.
Ik vrees de tienduizenden niet
die mij aan alle kanten omringen.

Sta op, HEER, en red mij, God,
sla mijn vijanden in het gezicht,
breek de tanden van de wettelozen.
Bij u, HEER, is redding,
uw zegen rust op uw volk

The verses from Psalm 3 are contributed to Robert's new PsalmsChallenge meme at Daily Athens. To read more psalms click on Robert

Weekend Reflections, Netherlands,

 

A wintry reflection on a walk in the polder not far from where I live.

Weekend Refections was started on 27 September 2009, by James. You can join this meme at some time during the weekend. Just post your photo and go to James to tell him that you are on, or click on the logo in the sidebar.This meme is created for any type of reflection.

Sky Watch in Queensland, Australia,

My daughter took these photos a few days ago, when she stayed in Gympie with the parents of her partner. They are now on their way back to Cooktown in North Queensland, where they live.

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