Psalm 119:10-12

 

Psalm 119:10-12

I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees.

I’ve never been the perfect child,

I’m often far astray.

In fact, I find myself off course

At some point in each day!

I know that, even if I prayed,

I’d never quite achieve

The perfect person I should be,

Despite all I believe.

But that is not what I pray for,

When I call out to You.

For I will not pray for something

I know I cannot do.

I pray, instead to know Your Word,

Each lesson that You give,

That I might draw closer to You

In every day I live.

I pray that I listen to You,

And walk close by Your side,

That I might grow beyond the sins

From which I cannot hide.

I pray I’ll choose to seek Your Light,

When each choice comes to me.

For, even there, in Your shadow,

Your Grace is all I see.

I pray that I will fill my heart

With all You’d have me know

And from my heart, filled with Your Truth,

A better me will grow.