Deep within their hearts, sin-whispers beckon to the wicked.
There’s room for the sin-voices there,
in those hearts where no sense of awe before the Almighty silences them.
Their sense of self-importance looms so large
it blocks their view of the wickedness within them.
Deception and misdirection pour from their mouths.
They refuse to behave morally or do good
(or redefine moral and good to fit their wish of the moment!)
They sit up nights thinking of new ways to offend God;
There’s an agenda behind everything they do,
and it’s never good.
There’s room for the sin-voices there,
in those hearts where no sense of awe before the Almighty silences them.
Their sense of self-importance looms so large
it blocks their view of the wickedness within them.
Deception and misdirection pour from their mouths.
They refuse to behave morally or do good
(or redefine moral and good to fit their wish of the moment!)
They sit up nights thinking of new ways to offend God;
There’s an agenda behind everything they do,
and it’s never good.
Your love, Lord, never fails. The skies can’t begin to contain it.
Your faithfulness is more reliable than Space is deep.
Your righteousness as evident as the greatest mountains.
Your justice is as unfathomable as the ocean depths.
Your faithfulness is more reliable than Space is deep.
Your righteousness as evident as the greatest mountains.
Your justice is as unfathomable as the ocean depths.
Everything that has breath is under your care, Lord.
God, your never-ending love is most treasured
(though the British might say it’s “most dear” which I think sounds closer to the mark.)
You offer shelter for all of us,
feeding us from your overflowing table,
pouring out drinks from your river of delights.
God, your never-ending love is most treasured
(though the British might say it’s “most dear” which I think sounds closer to the mark.)
You offer shelter for all of us,
feeding us from your overflowing table,
pouring out drinks from your river of delights.
You are the fountain of Life,
the Light that shows us the Way.
Pour down your forever-faithful love on those who love you;
return your justice on those honest folks who live with integrity.
the Light that shows us the Way.
Pour down your forever-faithful love on those who love you;
return your justice on those honest folks who live with integrity.
Don’t let me come under the feet of the proud
or let the wicked push me around.
or let the wicked push me around.
Bring about your Day when the evil will fall for the final time.
Disclaimer: If you’re new to these posts, I basically just sit down quickly after my morning Bible reading and prayer and soul-dump it all back into my keyboard as best I can. It’s one of my ways of wrestling with it all.
So here are the “terms of service” assumed here:
—Enjoy! —Don’t expect a spirited defense of translation since I'm not even aiming for a paraphrase. So if that's your issue let me just say, “Yeah, you’ve probably got a point there.” and get it over with.
—Don’t read too much into these about subtler points of my beliefs. These are usually done quickly at times when my best, most reliable editor is unavailable. See the preceding point for the response you'll probably get.
—And above all, please don’t tell me you’ve published any new theological discoveries or launched any more denominations based solely on something you think you’ve found in one of these.
—Participate! Check out the passages and have a go at them yourself. Then share.
So here are the “terms of service” assumed here:
—Enjoy! —Don’t expect a spirited defense of translation since I'm not even aiming for a paraphrase. So if that's your issue let me just say, “Yeah, you’ve probably got a point there.” and get it over with.
—Don’t read too much into these about subtler points of my beliefs. These are usually done quickly at times when my best, most reliable editor is unavailable. See the preceding point for the response you'll probably get.
—And above all, please don’t tell me you’ve published any new theological discoveries or launched any more denominations based solely on something you think you’ve found in one of these.
—Participate! Check out the passages and have a go at them yourself. Then share.
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