Oh Jerusalem Lyrics Lauryn Hill
Oh Jerusalem yeah, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem...
Realizing that there's no place else to go
And there's nobody I know who can help here
Text book solutions are so improbable
Cuz everybody else is just as empty
Naked as the day that I was born, I tried to hide
Behind education and philosophy
Hopeless explanation to describe a situation
I can't see because the world's on top of me
Oh wretched man that I am, who will deliver me
From the body of this death
Freeing me from dust, and the superficial trust
Of an enemy that seeks to take my breath
Failing to connect, cuz I'm morally defect
By reason of the God inside my head
Causing me to see, only what pertains to me
Believing I'm alive when I'm still dead
Limited to earth, unable to find out my worth
Cuz I can't see past my own vanity
If I'm not included, then I just have to remove it
From my mind because it has to be insanity
Oh wretched man that I am, who will deliver me
From the body of this death
Can I even factor, that I've only been an actor
In this staged interpretation of this day
Focused on the shadow, with my back turned to the light
Too intelligent to see it's me in the way
What a paradox, having God trapped in a box
All this time professing to be spiritual
Naturally pretending, that I'm actually defending
God through my façade, only material
Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness
That thou may be saved from thy deception
How long, shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee, oh Jerusalem
Keeping thee from perfection
Submit to truth, leave the deception of thy youth
So we can walk in the council of authority
Forget the proof, a generation so aloof
Only following the steps of the majority
Trust in the Lord, with all thy heart
And lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways
Acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths
Be not wise in thine own eyes that you can’t follow him
We judge and condemn, just as ignorant as them
Who religion tells us that we should ignore
Perpetrating we're in covenant with Him
Exposed by the very things that we adore
We grin and shake hands, then lay ambush for the man
Who has a different point of view than us
Infuriated cuz he doesn't understand
Bringing up those things we don't want to discuss
Why still do evil, we don't know how to do good
Walking on in darkness running from the light, ey
Led to believe, because we live in neighborhoods
Telling us what's going on will be alright
Oh so repressed, so convinced that I was blessed
When I played with my game of Monopoly
Oh to suggest, that my life is still a mess
To reveal the pride I'm hiding is what's stopping me
Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness
That thou may be saved from thy deception
How long, shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee, oh Jerusalem
Keeping them from perfection
Abide in me and I in you, as the branch cannot bare
Fruit of itself except in the vine
I am the vine, ye are the branches, He that live in me
And I in him, the same bring forth much fruit
But without me, you can do nothing, oh Jerusalem
Your traditions have deceived you
I've chosen you, you haven't chosen me
And whatsoever, you ask in my name he may give to you
But in vain they call my name, teaching doctrines just the same
Justified among themselves
But God knoweth the heart, what man esteems as smart
Is an abomination to Emmanuel
Just repent, turn from selfish motivation
So iniquity will not cause your demise
Make you a new heart and a new spirit for why would He die
Oh Jerusalem, please tell me why
I have no pleasure in the death of Him to die
Says the Lord God whereforth turn yourselves and live
It's not the talkers, but the walkers in His word
Are the only ones the Father will forgive
Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness
That thou may be saved from thy deception
How long, shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee, oh Jerusalem
Providing you no protection
Oh Jerusalem...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
I am slacking but here is Proverbs 14
1(A) The wisest of women(B) builds her house,
but folly with her own hands(C) tears it down.
2Whoever(D) walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is(E) devious in his ways despises him.
3By the mouth of a fool comes(F) a rod for his back,[a]
(G) but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
5(H) A faithful witness does not lie,
but(I) a false witness breathes out lies.
6(J) A scoffer seeks wisdom(K) in vain,
but(L) knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
7Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9(M) Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.[b]
10The heart knows its own(N) bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
11(O) The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12(P) There is a way that seems right to a man,
but(Q) its end is the way to death.[c]
13Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and(R) the end of joy may be(S) grief.
14The backslider in heart will be(T) filled with the fruit of his ways,
and(U) a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
15(V) The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
16(W) One who is wise is cautious[d] and(X) turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
17A man of(Y) quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
18The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19(Z) The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20(AA) The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
(AB) but the rich has many friends.
21Whoever(AC) despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but(AD) blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22Do they not go astray who(AE) devise evil?
Those who devise good meet[e](AF) steadfast love and faithfulness.
23In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk(AG) tends only to poverty.
24The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
25A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who(AH) breathes out lies is deceitful.
26In the fear of the LORD one has(AI) strong confidence,
and(AJ) his children will have(AK) a refuge.
27The fear of the LORD is(AL) a fountain of life,
that one may(AM) turn away from the snares of death.
28In(AN) a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
but without people a prince is ruined.
29Whoever is(AO) slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
30A tranquil[f] heart gives(AP) life to the flesh,
but(AQ) envy[g] makes(AR) the bones rot.
31Whoever oppresses a poor man(AS) insults his(AT) Maker,
(AU) but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
32(AV) The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
but(AW) the righteous finds refuge in his death.
33Wisdom(AX) rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[h]
34Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
35A servant who deals wisely has(AY) the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
but folly with her own hands(C) tears it down.
2Whoever(D) walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is(E) devious in his ways despises him.
3By the mouth of a fool comes(F) a rod for his back,[a]
(G) but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
5(H) A faithful witness does not lie,
but(I) a false witness breathes out lies.
6(J) A scoffer seeks wisdom(K) in vain,
but(L) knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
7Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9(M) Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.[b]
10The heart knows its own(N) bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
11(O) The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12(P) There is a way that seems right to a man,
but(Q) its end is the way to death.[c]
13Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and(R) the end of joy may be(S) grief.
14The backslider in heart will be(T) filled with the fruit of his ways,
and(U) a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
15(V) The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
16(W) One who is wise is cautious[d] and(X) turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
17A man of(Y) quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
18The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19(Z) The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20(AA) The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
(AB) but the rich has many friends.
21Whoever(AC) despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but(AD) blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22Do they not go astray who(AE) devise evil?
Those who devise good meet[e](AF) steadfast love and faithfulness.
23In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk(AG) tends only to poverty.
24The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
25A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who(AH) breathes out lies is deceitful.
26In the fear of the LORD one has(AI) strong confidence,
and(AJ) his children will have(AK) a refuge.
27The fear of the LORD is(AL) a fountain of life,
that one may(AM) turn away from the snares of death.
28In(AN) a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
but without people a prince is ruined.
29Whoever is(AO) slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
30A tranquil[f] heart gives(AP) life to the flesh,
but(AQ) envy[g] makes(AR) the bones rot.
31Whoever oppresses a poor man(AS) insults his(AT) Maker,
(AU) but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
32(AV) The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
but(AW) the righteous finds refuge in his death.
33Wisdom(AX) rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[h]
34Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
35A servant who deals wisely has(AY) the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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