God's Song

Imagine Gods book of poetry, the Psalms, written as poems that rhyme that have a variety of metrical patterns that remain true to meaning of Scripture that help us hear Gods voice in a new way. Jehovah, Thou searchest me deeply;My nature dost Thou understand;Whenever I sit, Thou ponderest it;Whenever I rise, Thou dost realizeMy thoughts and the deeds I have planned. Psalm 139. Jehovahs mine, my Shepherd divine;No want will He fail to surpass;He makes me dine, be filled, and reclineIn pastures of tender, young grass.Psalm 23. The panting hart seeks most and firstFor water-brooks, to quench its thirst,Lest it should die;So pants my soul, O God, for TheeWho art the God of life to me:Let me draw nigh!Psalm 42. I have been teaching the Psalms for more than thirty years, and yet, as I read through these poems, I found myself repeatedly stopping to reflect on things I had never considered before, and being blessed by that exercise.Dr. David Howard, Professor of Old Testament, Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, MN