"Psalm of Praise" 3-10-08

A psalm is a poem. a song- an expression of worship, prayer, and praise (yes, I realized I just made my title sound pretty redudant =P). BUt, dear reader, the joke is on you, because I am keeping the psalm I wrote for Jesus and you get to read a Hebrew poem instead- don't be too upset it's a great psalm! ;)

... Oh fine, I'll give you a brief excerpt :)

"I cannot imagine life

without you...

e m p t y

worthless

living in a pit of sin and despair

and only digging the hole deeper;

swimming in circles

until I drown

But YOU LIFTED ME OUT

A blood-stained hand reached out to mine..."

I felt that my poem had a similar theme as Psalm 130- It addresses the depth of our sin and the despair we would have were it not for the great mercies of Christ! <3:

¹ Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD;
 ² Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
   to my cry for mercy.

 ³ If you, LORD, kept a record of sins,
   Lord, who could stand?
⁴ But with you there is forgiveness,
   so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

 ⁵ I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,
   and in his word I put my hope.
⁶ I wait for the Lord
   more than watchmen wait for the morning,
   more than watchmen wait for the morning.

 ⁷ Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
   for with the LORD is unfailing love
   and with him is full redemption.
⁸ He himself will redeem Israel
   from all their sins