Category Archives: Psalm

A David Psalm 1-7 Your strength,God, is the king’s strength. Helped, he’s hollering Hosannas. You gave him exactly what he wanted; you didn’t hold back. You filled his arms with gifts; you gave him a right royal welcome. He wanted a good life; you gave it to him, and then made it alonglife as a […]

1 How well God must like you— you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. 2-3 Instead you thrill toGod’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always […]

1-6 Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: “Let’s get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!” Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he’s amused at their presumption; Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he […]

A David Psalm, When He Escaped for His Life from Absalom, His Son 1-2 God! Look! Enemies past counting! Enemies sprouting like mushrooms, Mobs of them all around me, roaring their mockery: “Hah! No help forhimfrom God!” 3-4 But you,God, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, you lift my head high; With […]

A David Psalm 1 When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room; Now I’m in trouble again: grace me! hear me! 2 You rabble—how long do I put up with your scorn? How long will you lust after lies? How long will you live […]

A David Psalm 1-3 Listen,God! Please, pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings, my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help. Every morning you’ll hear me at it again. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar and watch for fire to descend. 4-6 You don’t socialize […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Please,God, no more yelling, no more trips to the woodshed. Treat me nice for a change; I’m so starved for affection. 2-3 Can’t you see I’m black-and-blue, beat up badly in bones and soul? God, how long will it take for you to let up? 4-5 Break in,God, and break up […]

A David Psalm 1-2 God! God! I am running to you for dear life; the chase is wild. If they catch me, I’m finished: ripped to shreds by foes fierce as lions, dragged into the forest and left unlooked for, unremembered. 3-5 God, if I’ve done what they say— betrayed my friends, ripped off my […]

A David Psalm 1 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name. 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songs That drown out enemy talk, and silence atheist babble. 3-4 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look […]

A David Psalm 1-2 I’m thanking you,God, from a full heart, I’m writing the book on your wonders. I’m whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I’m singing your song, High God. 3-4 The day my enemies turned tail and ran, they stumbled on you and fell on their faces. You took over and set everything […]