Somehow working poetically forces me to embrace and think more deeply about a psalm. This is my reworking of Psalm 84 from earlier this year.
Psalm 84 - adllto
O how desperately lovely is your presence O God
My heart, my soul, my earthbound being
yearns and faints with longing
for your life-giving presence and sovereignty
Even the little bird has her place and the traveling one a nest
near your altar
O Lord of Hosts, my king, my God
At home are those who live in your presence
responding in everlasting praise
Happy are those who find strength in you
whose heart is on the pilgrim’s way
passing through the vale of weeping
seeing it as a place of springs
As if early rains had brought pools of blessing
From strength to strength,
Life-giving moment to life-giving moment
to stand in glorious presence
Alone, a longing in my prayer
Hear me, O Lord, God of hosts
Give me your attention
Look at our shield, Look on with favour on your chosen
Better one day with you than a thousand somewhere
I would rather stand out in the open, close
than live in the shelter of the wicked
For God is warmth and protection
For God is grace and glory
Never holding back goodness from those walking uprightly
O Lord of Hosts - Happy is the longing one – trusting in you
