Monday, April 26, 2010

psalm 62.

I love this. Look at how it's written. "I wait quietly before the Lord, for in Him is my everything." But then, "But my enemies can't wait to destroy me." Then it stops, take a breath, back to what's important, with determination, "With everything I have I will wait quietly before the Lord, for He is my everything." Then, almost like the writer is begging his people to see it too (I feel his pain. I read this and my heart hurts too): "Oh, my people! This beautiful unfailing love I have found, let Him be your refuge."

1 I wait quietly before God,
      for my victory comes from him.
 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
      my fortress where I will never be shaken.
 3 So many enemies against one man—
      all of them trying to kill me.
   To them I’m just a broken-down wall
      or a tottering fence.
 4 They plan to topple me from my high position.
      They delight in telling lies about me.
   They praise me to my face
      but curse me in their hearts.
                         Interlude
 5 Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
      for my hope is in him.
 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
      my fortress where I will not be shaken.
 7 My victory and honor come from God alone.
      He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
 8 O my people, trust in him at all times.
      Pour out your heart to him,
      for God is our refuge.
                         Interlude
 9 Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
      and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
   If you weigh them on the scales,
      together they are lighter than a breath of air.
 10 Don’t make your living by extortion
      or put your hope in stealing.
   And if your wealth increases,
      don’t make it the center of your life.
 11 God has spoken plainly,
      and I have heard it many times:
   Power, O God, belongs to you;
    12 unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
   Surely you repay all people
      according to what they have done.

let all that I am quietly sit with you.

1 comment:

kas said...

You know what really leaps out at me about this Psalm? That this line is repeated:

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken.

It's like he's saying, "Look at this. It's important enough for me to write it twice!"