Psalm 24:1-3

 

Psalm 24:1-3

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?

I always feel closest to You

When I stand in the wild.

While crowds and chaos will leave me

Feeling lost and defiled.

But when I stand within the woods,

Or walk a windy shore,

The harried world that troubles me,

There, troubles me no more.   

For I am closer to You there

Than anywhere on earth,

And standing midst Your handiwork

Reminds me of my worth.

I’m not as tall as those old trees

Nor vast as the great sea,

But, like them, I must have value

Since You breathed life in me.

I may not change the face of earth

As wind and sea will do.

Nor am I likely to endure

What mountains stand up to.

I might be just a speck of light

That brushes an old tree,

But if my light is born in You

That’s all I need to be.

So, lead me to the sacred place.

Let silence fill my soul,

Until I hear Your voice, Oh Lord,

And I am, once more, whole.