Last week, we studied the Psalms and one of our homework assignments was to write a Psalm of our own. I love writing, but I wasn't really sure what to expect. I sat and prayed for a while, and then this is what came out of that.
(There are 150 Psalms, so that's why mine is the 151st. I also really wanted to set it to music like the Psalms were originally written, but it was late at night and I could not get that creative on such short notice.) Psalm 151 A song of Erika. A song of ascent. My soul will rest in you, oh Lord, my God. My spirit wells up with gratitude for your holy name. Sweet honey drips from my lips whenever I sing of your faithfulness. My soul pours out sweet perfume before your throne. I will lift my eyes to your holy hill. To your throne in the heavens, I will raise my hopes. There is nothing in this world that I desire. Nothing made by the hands of man will satisfy my craving. My only hope is in you, God. You are the only one I seek. I stood in the mouth of terror, but my heart did not fail. The jaws of beasts snapped at my heels, yet I was unmoved. Up on your holy mountain, you placed me in safety. High above my enemies and those who would see me stumble and fall. You did not let them have me, God Almighty. You did not surrender me to their evil schemes. For you are my strong tower; my shield in times of distress. You envelop me in your presence and everything else fades away. This one thing I have asked of Adonai, this alone do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai and to meditate in His temple. My heart wells up and sings "Baruch haba b’shem Adonai!” "Blessed is He who comes in the name of Adonai!" Let my soul never cease to sing His praises!
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