The Psalms Project is my attempt to take the spirit of the Psalms and re-apply them and write new ones for today. I am NOT trying to replace the amazing Psalms already in the Bible! I am in no way trying to paraphrase or restate each Psalm, but I do pay homage to them and other Bible passages, of course. I invite you to play along, see what you might identify with or relate to in these. So, here is another Psalm for a Modern Day.
TRUST
The seas roar, and the mountains quake, or it seems to be that way in my heart…but I will Trust in Him. He is Other, and sees a thing at its end.
Why oh why, do I only “see” the end WITHOUT Him?
Will His Grace run out?
Will His Love run out?
Is he Man or Woman that He tires?
No. He holds entire galaxies on His finger!
Selah.
What are mysteries to us, are laid bare to Him–He knows it all.
I know this–but I find it hard to believe–my eye is too small, my mind too dull.
I must fix my eyes on Him, and let go of me.
If I die because He seems to release me, will He not catch me?
Am I not worth more than many sparrows?
Selah.
If he brings me to suffering–of the body, or heart, or both,
will He not be by my side?
Can I not accept both good and bad from His hand?
I must step down from my little throne, for my territory is small.
Let Him enlarge my borders, my vision, and my faith!
We choose Half-Life, safer, but not ALIVE.
He bids us step out into the dark. Step onto the waves,
Step into criticism, step into misunderstanding.
STEP—and look at Him–nothing else!
Biblical References: Psalm 46, Matt. 10, Job 2, 1 Chron 4, Matt 14
-Eric, the Wordsmith
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