Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

Another Version of Psalm 28

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The sweet sounding lies of temptation,
Drew me to condemnations curses,
All day they screamed their derision,
Kindness is used to deceive,
The true intent of selfish destruction.

Locked in a prison of despair,
My dear enemy hears only his voice,
The empty hollow echo of his lies,
Are his reward for duplicity,
His promises are quickly forgotten,
But God doesn’t forget his child,
Disloyalty will reap its own reward,
Restoration is coming to God’s child.

Praise is my response to failure,
In my despair I found God’s comfort,
Blessing begins in the heartbreak,
As love is fully revealed in all its wonder,
Praise is my response to God’s justice,
Sheltered by his embrace,
Celebrating the song that is given to me.

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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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