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psalm 5
to the young guitarist and budding flautist;
a psalm of Andrew
1 have mercy on me, O God,
have mercy on me:
for my soul is bowed down
like a broken string
without a melody;
2 a broken reed
that has no breath
to sing Your praise.
3 imperfect are my cadences,
for i cannot find resolve.
4 a broken string, O God,
Thou wilt not despise;
and a bruised reed
Thou wilt not discard.
5 for even the broken
and the bruised
shall sing again
at Your touch. Selah.
6 consider my wretchedness
and hasten to my rescue,
lest in my broken discomfiture
i rust in Your presence;
7 lest i choke upon
my aperture
and pipe a dreadful dirge.
8 i will arise now
and seek Your
mending grace;
9 i will take a deep breath
and flute Your Name
above the trees. Selah.
10 thus shall the dust sing,
thus shall the clay rejoice in You,
thus shall the broken string
and the bruised reed
rejoice in Your goodness.
11 for You alone are my God
the Lord,
Who mends broken vessels
and gives them utterance
to sing again in harmony;
12 Who makes joyful music
to rise like a symphony
in the heavens
and in all the earth. Selah.
© Copyright 2021 March 02
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
a psalm of Andrew
1 have mercy on me, O God,
have mercy on me:
for my soul is bowed down
like a broken string
without a melody;
2 a broken reed
that has no breath
to sing Your praise.
3 imperfect are my cadences,
for i cannot find resolve.
4 a broken string, O God,
Thou wilt not despise;
and a bruised reed
Thou wilt not discard.
5 for even the broken
and the bruised
shall sing again
at Your touch. Selah.
6 consider my wretchedness
and hasten to my rescue,
lest in my broken discomfiture
i rust in Your presence;
7 lest i choke upon
my aperture
and pipe a dreadful dirge.
8 i will arise now
and seek Your
mending grace;
9 i will take a deep breath
and flute Your Name
above the trees. Selah.
10 thus shall the dust sing,
thus shall the clay rejoice in You,
thus shall the broken string
and the bruised reed
rejoice in Your goodness.
11 for You alone are my God
the Lord,
Who mends broken vessels
and gives them utterance
to sing again in harmony;
12 Who makes joyful music
to rise like a symphony
in the heavens
and in all the earth. Selah.
© Copyright 2021 March 02
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 2nd Mar 2021
| Edited 4th Mar 2021
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2nd Mar 2021 7:38pm
Thank you, Eerie.
I'm building up my collection. If I were to add to the Book of Psalms, this would be no. 155. But, of course, there are other psalms outside the main book -- for instance, the Psalm of Moses (Moses' Song of Joy) after he had led the children of Israel through the Red Sea.
Sincerely
I'm building up my collection. If I were to add to the Book of Psalms, this would be no. 155. But, of course, there are other psalms outside the main book -- for instance, the Psalm of Moses (Moses' Song of Joy) after he had led the children of Israel through the Red Sea.
Sincerely
2nd Mar 2021 7:58pm
both this and the previous are incredible prayers. they are faultless. i love them
3rd Mar 2021 2:50am
Thanks, anna!
I know you like the undisguised, uncluttered word. I must confess that these come as more than poetry to me; they express the genuine feelings of my heart that I would pour out as prayers -- especially this last.
As to faultless...
I guess no one can fault anyone on his/her genuine feelings! (Please take that lightly.)
I appreciate the R/L.
Sincerely
cab
I know you like the undisguised, uncluttered word. I must confess that these come as more than poetry to me; they express the genuine feelings of my heart that I would pour out as prayers -- especially this last.
As to faultless...
I guess no one can fault anyone on his/her genuine feelings! (Please take that lightly.)
I appreciate the R/L.
Sincerely
cab
3rd Mar 2021 7:56am
ah cab i may have gone a wee bit overboard in recent days but i like to think i know when to take serious and when to not... this is beautiful poetry and that’s all we’re getting at x
2nd Mar 2021 11:10pm
This is a stunning offering, Cab. The only thing I would suggest is punctuating the numbers:
1.
2.
3.
or
1)
2)
3)
etc.
If you weren't using punctuation at all, I would not recommend such; however, you are, which makes the numbers appear out of place.
1.
2.
3.
or
1)
2)
3)
etc.
If you weren't using punctuation at all, I would not recommend such; however, you are, which makes the numbers appear out of place.
3rd Mar 2021 3:00am
I don't know how you do it, Ahavati, but you are ubiquitous without any loss of character or quality.
Thank you for showing up here and leaving affirmations as well as instructive advice.
The verse numbers are superscripts in the original; I do not see an option here to replicate them as such. Biblical verse numbers are not usually punctuated; they are rendered as superscripts, subscripts, or the same size as verse text as in this:
"1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
"2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
I can probably just add another space in each.
Much appreciate the insight and the R/L add.
Yours sincerely
cab
Thank you for showing up here and leaving affirmations as well as instructive advice.
The verse numbers are superscripts in the original; I do not see an option here to replicate them as such. Biblical verse numbers are not usually punctuated; they are rendered as superscripts, subscripts, or the same size as verse text as in this:
"1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
"2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
I can probably just add another space in each.
Much appreciate the insight and the R/L add.
Yours sincerely
cab
3rd Mar 2021 2:41am
Another beautiful psalm!
I actually like your formatting, as it is consistent with the verse markings in a Biblical text.
I actually like your formatting, as it is consistent with the verse markings in a Biblical text.
3rd Mar 2021 3:05am
This is encouraging, brokentitanium! Thank you!
When you read my response to Ahavati, you will note that I kind of defended the biblical convention of verse numbering --although I could see her point.
My compromise is to go back and Italicise the verse numbers to distinguish them from the text body. What do you think?
Yours sincerely
cab
When you read my response to Ahavati, you will note that I kind of defended the biblical convention of verse numbering --although I could see her point.
My compromise is to go back and Italicise the verse numbers to distinguish them from the text body. What do you think?
Yours sincerely
cab
3rd Mar 2021 1:19pm
Yep, that's a good compromise, given the formatting we have access to on here.
The title primed me to think of it as Biblical text, so I honestly didn't give the numbers much thought until I saw A's comment. But this compromise perhaps makes it more accessible to more people. Good job!
k
The title primed me to think of it as Biblical text, so I honestly didn't give the numbers much thought until I saw A's comment. But this compromise perhaps makes it more accessible to more people. Good job!
k
