Category Archives: Poetry
The Psalm Project #41
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you (Psalm 118:26). Dear Jesus, when you rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, the people recognized You as King of heaven … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #40
How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #39
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice (Psalm 112:4-5). Dear God, Paul said to … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #38
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sins of his mother never be blotted out. May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may cut off the memory of them from the … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #37
They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass (Psalm 106:20 NIV). Lord, I want to scoff at the Israelites who worshipped the golden calf. They had experienced Your powerful presence in the pillars of cloud … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #36
He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #35
I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil. Whoever … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #34
Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth (Psalm 98:8-9 NIV). Lord, Your people look forward to Your coming. Judge the world … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #33
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care (Psalm 95:6-7 NIV). Dear God, I am … Continue reading
The Psalm Project #32
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone (Psalm 91:11-12 NIV). Dear God, there … Continue reading