Another Version of Psalm 12

June 29, 2016 by Chris Gribble

The bloodlust roar of the crowd surrounds me,
Shouting their deceitful lies,
Thinking that they are influencing truth,
Each lie building on a false foundation,
That seeks to justify their pride,
All of this is self deceit,
Doesn’t influence God one bit,
His heart is for the poor and broken,
The people the crowd jeers.

God’s anger is building against the liar,
His lies cause deep hurt,
The pain that God sees,
Will be the liar’s undoing,
The broken hearted will hear truth,
They will see pride’s back broken,
By God’s loving justice,
Bringing Creation back to order,
The liar’s time in the sun is brief,
Brokenness is restored.

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In the Psalms I have discovered firsthand some of the rawness and pain experienced by the Psalmist. This ebook is the first 40 Psalms that I have put in my own words. They are a reflection of what was written by the original writer and then brought to our world today. They reflect many of the themes that are common to discouraged, depressed, anxious, fearful people. At times some or all of these things have been true for me. I have used some of these experience and cried out with the Psalmist in my writing.

One definition of found poetry is, “it’s the literary version of a collage”. In finding these Psalms I have gathered together my emotions, feelings and pain and sought to “find” my understanding of what David was saying. It’s the worst possible translation methodology but it’s been a great personal re-discovery of God.

The 40 day journey is a chance to take some time out and listen to God’s voice. God’s praise will last for eternity, we have the great privilege to begin that praise now.

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