1. A poem song written by David to remember. O Self-Existent One, don't nag me about how good You are, or correct me with an outburst of rage or intense anger.
2. - 3. Like arrows, conviction settles deep into my heart and I get totally stressed out as You come near to show me where I have missed Your will for my life.
4. Where I have gone wrong overwhelms me as being stupid, dull and way overdone.
5. - 6. I became fascinated in casting spells but I only hurt myself - for they dwindled and vanished. That foolishness is now offensive to me, yet it depresses me all the time.
7. My stomach has 'shrunk'. My whole body (even my sex drive) is messed up.
8. I feel very sluggish - even to the point of collapsing. I moan because of the snarling, growling and contention going on inside of me.
(Prayer to God)
9. Sovereign Lord, You know what will really satisfy and delight me. You also already know everything about what I have just described.
10. I am shaky, weak, and can't even 'see straight' anymore.
11. My friends and co-workers don't like to be around me anymore and can't understand what is wrong with me. Even my family keeps their distance from me.
12. Those who have wanted to hurt me make up stories and spread gossip all the time.
13. -14. I acted as if I were deaf, not hearing what they were saying; and I have acted dumb, not answering them or arguing with them in an attempt to justify or refute what they said.
15. O Self-Existent One, I hope in You - my Supreme God who pays attention to me.
16. Of others I said, "They will find something to twist up and make fun of me about."
17. For I am ready to fall and I grieve and feel sorry for what I did all the time.
18. I choose to acknowledge my perversity. I am sorry where I offended God.
19. But those who are hostile and hate me are strong and there are lots of them.
20. Those who give evil for good are my enemies. I follow - yes, run after - the good.
21. Don't let go of me, my Creator: Almighty God, don't even go very far from me.
22. Please! hurry and eagerly surround me, My Sovereign ruler, my Rescuer.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Psalm 37
1. Written by David. Don't lose your temper or 'melt down' with passion about those who spoil things or making them good for nothing. Don't get jealous of those who do things to distort reality and truth either.
2. Why? Because they themselves by their choices and actions sooner or later will 'melt down'; be cut off like grass in a yard; wilt and fall away like sickly, dying vegetation.
3. Put your confidence in the Self-Existent One as your power source to do good. This will enable you to permanently live in the land and be taken care of properly by God.
4.As you delight (are soft and pliable) in your relation to the Creator, He will give you what you really want - your heart's true desire.
5. Roll on to (completely give) the Creator the full responsibility for guiding your life. Be confident in Him and He will do what is best - for you and through you.
6. He will reveal how you are right by choosing to accept His covenant, which will also enlighten others about what God's love law is really like and what choosing to be in a love based covenant with Him truly means.
7. Let go of any lies about the Self-Existent One that prevent you from genuinely expressing your love passion for Him - even to the point of whirling around in a dance of excitement in your relationship with Him. Don't get mad or bent out of shape, however, when others prosper by planning and using wrong or deceptive ways to achieve their success.
8. Take a deep breath when you get angry and accept that you have that emotion. But don't lose your temper (get all bent out of shape) and copy the ways of those who spoil and make good for nothing.
9. Those who break up or make things good for nothing will consume (melt down), but those who bind themselves to the Creator will one day occupy this earth, taking the place of those who used to live here.
10. For shortly those who disturb, violate, and be or do wrong will be no more and you will fully understand what happened to them and why they are no longer around.
11. Those who gently and willingly agree with the Creator will live in the earth and delight in the abundant peace provided through God's love covenant with them.
12. Some people plot to disturb the peace of those who are right. They work hard (especially with sharp words) to make them as miserable as possible.
13. But my Sovereign Lord laughs at them for He knows their future.
14. Those who do wrong use all their resources to desolate and destroy. They set traps for the destitute, to try to get them to fall from being right in their life course.
15. Their parching and destructive actions, however, will so affect themselves that their strength will break and burst.
16. The value of few possessions while being right with God far exceeds the stress and unhappiness experienced by those who violate and abuse others.
17. The destructive force of abusers will loses power sooner or later; but the Creator holds on to those who choose His right will.
18. God knows what is happening even now to those who agree with Him, and His plans include an awesome inheritance for them that will last forever.
19. With God's inheritance waiting for them, God's family won't get discouraged when times get 'bad'. Even when food gets in short supply God takes care of them.
20. But abusers will sooner or later lose - like burning fat they will go up in smoke.
21. Those who borrow but don't return are wrong, but God's family shares resources.
22. God's inheritance for His family includes living on this earth. Ignoring God's covenant by choosing another will or way will result in nothing - not even a life.
23. God has plans for His family and they are happy to please God in their life.
24. Even though they may make mistakes, God doesn't cast them out. Instead He holds them up and continues to guide them with His power.
25. From my youth until now I have not seen those who do right and are cleansed by God let go of by Him. Neither have I seen their children begging for food.
26. God's family members prosper by always being kind and staying united.
27. So don't try to spoil others, but rather be pleasant and joyful to keep really living.
28. God's law is love and He doesn't stop protecting those who love Him. But even the families of those who break their covenant with God will consume away.
29. Those who are right with God will permanently occupy the earth and live in places where previous dwellers had been.
30 - 31. Those right with God think and speak wisely, and because God's law of love is in their hearts even their actions are not wrong.
32. But those who are in the wrong intently search for some way to bring God's family members under the power of their incantations or witchcraft spells.
33. The Creator will not give the control of His family to those who are wrong. He will not accept condemnations against those who have chosen to belong to Him.
34. Bind yourself to Your Creator, and by His power in you live the way He chooses for you. He will raise you up and give you an inheritance in the earth. You will see this happen after those who broke His covenant with them are no longer.
35 - 36. I've watched abusers harass and demolish others to supposedly prosper, yet then they disappeared and when I enquired about them later they couldn't be found.
37. Watch those who have accepted God's will and you will see peace in action.
38. But those who break away from God's covenant with them will end in nothing.
39. Those who covenant with the Creator God receive His strength, even in trouble.
40. The Self-Existent One surrounds His family. He will slip them away from their abusers, set them free and keep them safe because they flee to Him for protection.
2. Why? Because they themselves by their choices and actions sooner or later will 'melt down'; be cut off like grass in a yard; wilt and fall away like sickly, dying vegetation.
3. Put your confidence in the Self-Existent One as your power source to do good. This will enable you to permanently live in the land and be taken care of properly by God.
4.As you delight (are soft and pliable) in your relation to the Creator, He will give you what you really want - your heart's true desire.
5. Roll on to (completely give) the Creator the full responsibility for guiding your life. Be confident in Him and He will do what is best - for you and through you.
6. He will reveal how you are right by choosing to accept His covenant, which will also enlighten others about what God's love law is really like and what choosing to be in a love based covenant with Him truly means.
7. Let go of any lies about the Self-Existent One that prevent you from genuinely expressing your love passion for Him - even to the point of whirling around in a dance of excitement in your relationship with Him. Don't get mad or bent out of shape, however, when others prosper by planning and using wrong or deceptive ways to achieve their success.
8. Take a deep breath when you get angry and accept that you have that emotion. But don't lose your temper (get all bent out of shape) and copy the ways of those who spoil and make good for nothing.
9. Those who break up or make things good for nothing will consume (melt down), but those who bind themselves to the Creator will one day occupy this earth, taking the place of those who used to live here.
10. For shortly those who disturb, violate, and be or do wrong will be no more and you will fully understand what happened to them and why they are no longer around.
11. Those who gently and willingly agree with the Creator will live in the earth and delight in the abundant peace provided through God's love covenant with them.
12. Some people plot to disturb the peace of those who are right. They work hard (especially with sharp words) to make them as miserable as possible.
13. But my Sovereign Lord laughs at them for He knows their future.
14. Those who do wrong use all their resources to desolate and destroy. They set traps for the destitute, to try to get them to fall from being right in their life course.
15. Their parching and destructive actions, however, will so affect themselves that their strength will break and burst.
16. The value of few possessions while being right with God far exceeds the stress and unhappiness experienced by those who violate and abuse others.
17. The destructive force of abusers will loses power sooner or later; but the Creator holds on to those who choose His right will.
18. God knows what is happening even now to those who agree with Him, and His plans include an awesome inheritance for them that will last forever.
19. With God's inheritance waiting for them, God's family won't get discouraged when times get 'bad'. Even when food gets in short supply God takes care of them.
20. But abusers will sooner or later lose - like burning fat they will go up in smoke.
21. Those who borrow but don't return are wrong, but God's family shares resources.
22. God's inheritance for His family includes living on this earth. Ignoring God's covenant by choosing another will or way will result in nothing - not even a life.
23. God has plans for His family and they are happy to please God in their life.
24. Even though they may make mistakes, God doesn't cast them out. Instead He holds them up and continues to guide them with His power.
25. From my youth until now I have not seen those who do right and are cleansed by God let go of by Him. Neither have I seen their children begging for food.
26. God's family members prosper by always being kind and staying united.
27. So don't try to spoil others, but rather be pleasant and joyful to keep really living.
28. God's law is love and He doesn't stop protecting those who love Him. But even the families of those who break their covenant with God will consume away.
29. Those who are right with God will permanently occupy the earth and live in places where previous dwellers had been.
30 - 31. Those right with God think and speak wisely, and because God's law of love is in their hearts even their actions are not wrong.
32. But those who are in the wrong intently search for some way to bring God's family members under the power of their incantations or witchcraft spells.
33. The Creator will not give the control of His family to those who are wrong. He will not accept condemnations against those who have chosen to belong to Him.
34. Bind yourself to Your Creator, and by His power in you live the way He chooses for you. He will raise you up and give you an inheritance in the earth. You will see this happen after those who broke His covenant with them are no longer.
35 - 36. I've watched abusers harass and demolish others to supposedly prosper, yet then they disappeared and when I enquired about them later they couldn't be found.
37. Watch those who have accepted God's will and you will see peace in action.
38. But those who break away from God's covenant with them will end in nothing.
39. Those who covenant with the Creator God receive His strength, even in trouble.
40. The Self-Existent One surrounds His family. He will slip them away from their abusers, set them free and keep them safe because they flee to Him for protection.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Psalm 36
1. Written for the permanent music collection by David as service to God.
(Observations of those not in agreement with God)
1 - 2. The actions of those who are revolting against the Creator's just authority shows they have no real reverent submission to God in them. They think they are doing just fine by themselves - until finally their crooked ways get to look disgusting even to them.
3. The idols and 'stars' - whom they revere as 'great' - they talk constantly about and the 'lies' they believe shows they lack real intelligence or the ability to be truly successful.
4. They spend time and effort, involving intense passion, to honor and revere their stars and idols even though it ruins their lives and makes them good for nothing.
(Contrast with the Creator God and His family)
5 - 6. Creator God, You live in heaven with your loyal subjects. You are kind, just, right, trustworthy and true - which is how you govern the whole universe - and are as strong as mountains. When you make a decision it stands. And God, You are the only One who gives life to human beings as well as all other living creatures.
7. Wow! That You, Supreme God, are kind and courteous to humans is awesome. This is why human beings confide in you and trust You to defend and protect them.
8. They will be completely satisfied with the abundance of being Your family. You will refresh them with living water and they will be delighted with your luxuries.
9. You are the source of refreshing life. In your happiness we experience real joy.
10. Continue treating those who have chosen to experience belonging to your loyal family with Your kindness, courtesy, rightness and justice.
11. Please don't let those who choose their own way cause me to change my mind from belonging to You.
(A glance back)
12. Those who do other than God's will fall down and won't be able to get up any more.
(Observations of those not in agreement with God)
1 - 2. The actions of those who are revolting against the Creator's just authority shows they have no real reverent submission to God in them. They think they are doing just fine by themselves - until finally their crooked ways get to look disgusting even to them.
3. The idols and 'stars' - whom they revere as 'great' - they talk constantly about and the 'lies' they believe shows they lack real intelligence or the ability to be truly successful.
4. They spend time and effort, involving intense passion, to honor and revere their stars and idols even though it ruins their lives and makes them good for nothing.
(Contrast with the Creator God and His family)
5 - 6. Creator God, You live in heaven with your loyal subjects. You are kind, just, right, trustworthy and true - which is how you govern the whole universe - and are as strong as mountains. When you make a decision it stands. And God, You are the only One who gives life to human beings as well as all other living creatures.
7. Wow! That You, Supreme God, are kind and courteous to humans is awesome. This is why human beings confide in you and trust You to defend and protect them.
8. They will be completely satisfied with the abundance of being Your family. You will refresh them with living water and they will be delighted with your luxuries.
9. You are the source of refreshing life. In your happiness we experience real joy.
10. Continue treating those who have chosen to experience belonging to your loyal family with Your kindness, courtesy, rightness and justice.
11. Please don't let those who choose their own way cause me to change my mind from belonging to You.
(A glance back)
12. Those who do other than God's will fall down and won't be able to get up any more.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Psalm 35
1. By David.
(his requests to God)
My Creator, in your intense power come near to those who 'feed' on me (in their attempt to consume me); toss those who are against me.
2. Fasten me to You; defend and guard me. Rise up and surround me to protect me.
3. Pour out Your power, stopping those who oppose me. Remind me: "I set you free."
4. Let those chasing after me get so emotionally wounded that they are entirely confused even as they fabricate plots to spoil me, thus making me worthless and good for nothing.
5 - 6. Let the wind of Your messenger running and chasing after them press upon them even while the course of life they have chosen is making them miserable and lonely.
(Expressing his feelings)
7. For no good reason they have secretly tried to ruin me and even to destroy my life.
8. Let the very destruction they planned for me come upon them by surprise.
9. I will dance for joy as I praise the Creator for setting me free and making me safe.
10. Every part of me will say "Lord, who else but You snatches those who accept Your will away from those who are violently bold? You alone rescue those who choose to belong to You from those who would rob them of everything - even their life."
11. People falsely testified that I did things I don't even know anything about.
12. They treated me bad to try to make me suffer even though I treated them good.
13 - 14. But when they got sick or had problems I felt sorry for them as if they were a brother, or a good friend. I prayed to God for them - at times just quietly in my heart, while at other times as intensely as though I were mourning for my own mother.
15 -16. But when I stumbled or fell, however, they feasted, and together with other mean, hypocritical mockers gossiped about my faults, even painting their faces to ridicule me all the time, and all this was going on without my knowledge.
(Petition to God concerning his situation)
17. Sovereign God - You who are in full control - how long will You just watch? Rescue me, as well as my loved ones, from destruction by those people acting like wild lions!
(Faith based response)
18. With many others I hold out my hands to You in reverent worship, praising you by sharing what You are really like and relating what great things You have done.
(Reviewing perceptions)
19. Don't let those who hate me wrongfully get satisfaction or profit because of me.
20 - 21. They're not trying to make peace. They arrange deceptive situations to make it look like they know things they don't really know, then they falsely testify that they have evidence against me - simply to disrupt peace.
(Prayer)
22 - 23. You, O Self-Existent One, have seen what has been going on. Please don't leave me alone. Always stay close enough to hear me. And even more, my Supreme Sovereign, do something to vindicate and defend.
24. Govern me, O Supreme Creator according to your right way.
24-25. Don't let those who would destroy me gloat over me - even in their hearts - thinking, "Aha, he is destroyed just as we wanted it to happen to him".
26. Let anyone become pale and confused who gets excited when I hurt. Wrap them up as discarded idols in disgrace who put themselves over me.
27. Let those who agree with my choice to belong to God be joyful. With shouting declare: "Let the Creator who made a love covenant with His servants be magnified."
28. I will keep pondering God's rightness and equity. I will praise You, Creator, all day long.
(his requests to God)
My Creator, in your intense power come near to those who 'feed' on me (in their attempt to consume me); toss those who are against me.
2. Fasten me to You; defend and guard me. Rise up and surround me to protect me.
3. Pour out Your power, stopping those who oppose me. Remind me: "I set you free."
4. Let those chasing after me get so emotionally wounded that they are entirely confused even as they fabricate plots to spoil me, thus making me worthless and good for nothing.
5 - 6. Let the wind of Your messenger running and chasing after them press upon them even while the course of life they have chosen is making them miserable and lonely.
(Expressing his feelings)
7. For no good reason they have secretly tried to ruin me and even to destroy my life.
8. Let the very destruction they planned for me come upon them by surprise.
9. I will dance for joy as I praise the Creator for setting me free and making me safe.
10. Every part of me will say "Lord, who else but You snatches those who accept Your will away from those who are violently bold? You alone rescue those who choose to belong to You from those who would rob them of everything - even their life."
11. People falsely testified that I did things I don't even know anything about.
12. They treated me bad to try to make me suffer even though I treated them good.
13 - 14. But when they got sick or had problems I felt sorry for them as if they were a brother, or a good friend. I prayed to God for them - at times just quietly in my heart, while at other times as intensely as though I were mourning for my own mother.
15 -16. But when I stumbled or fell, however, they feasted, and together with other mean, hypocritical mockers gossiped about my faults, even painting their faces to ridicule me all the time, and all this was going on without my knowledge.
(Petition to God concerning his situation)
17. Sovereign God - You who are in full control - how long will You just watch? Rescue me, as well as my loved ones, from destruction by those people acting like wild lions!
(Faith based response)
18. With many others I hold out my hands to You in reverent worship, praising you by sharing what You are really like and relating what great things You have done.
(Reviewing perceptions)
19. Don't let those who hate me wrongfully get satisfaction or profit because of me.
20 - 21. They're not trying to make peace. They arrange deceptive situations to make it look like they know things they don't really know, then they falsely testify that they have evidence against me - simply to disrupt peace.
(Prayer)
22 - 23. You, O Self-Existent One, have seen what has been going on. Please don't leave me alone. Always stay close enough to hear me. And even more, my Supreme Sovereign, do something to vindicate and defend.
24. Govern me, O Supreme Creator according to your right way.
24-25. Don't let those who would destroy me gloat over me - even in their hearts - thinking, "Aha, he is destroyed just as we wanted it to happen to him".
26. Let anyone become pale and confused who gets excited when I hurt. Wrap them up as discarded idols in disgrace who put themselves over me.
27. Let those who agree with my choice to belong to God be joyful. With shouting declare: "Let the Creator who made a love covenant with His servants be magnified."
28. I will keep pondering God's rightness and equity. I will praise You, Creator, all day long.
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