Psalm 55:22

 

Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

Lord, I feel the tempest rising,

I hear it roar as it draws nigh.

I would quake in utter terror

If I did not know You’re nearby.

Hold me, Lord, and give me comfort,

Let the storm’s raging pass me by.

For in You, My Rock, My Fortress,

Lives the hope on which I rely.

Psalm 54:6-7

Psalm 54:6-7

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good. You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

I have an enemy most fierce

Who torments me each day,

And when night settles on the land

I still can’t get away.

I turn and find my enemy

Is still in front of me.

Sometimes I rage in frustration,

Or weep so bitterly.

I’ve tried to reason with my foe,

And struggled to give grace,

But how do I keep forgiving

Such a willful disgrace?

But, when I stop and think it through

I realize my foe

Is loved by You, though I disdain

To think it could be so.

Then once again, I offer grace,

And start trying anew

To forgive and to love myself

In the spirit You do.

Psalm 53:2

 

Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

I often wonder what He thinks

When he gazes at earth.

Does He look down and wonder if

It all has any worth?

Or does He see the scars and stains

That touch us everyone,

And still say these are those I love

No matter what they’ve done.

Does He say sin must be answered,

But love remains unchanged,

Or does He ponder how much now

Can still be rearranged?

I know that I am one of those

Marred by most every choice,

But, though I bear my blemishes

I still will lift my voice

And praise Him out of love and faith,

In hopes that He will see,

Despite my imperfections, I

I adore Him completely.