I love the Lord because God hears me when I cry and pray.
Yes, God bent his ear down to me, and I’ll talk about it the rest of my life.
I was caught in a dead end.
The cramp of the grave had a hold on me;
Pain and trouble kept hurting.
So I called out loud on the name of the Lord:
Lord God, please! Get me out! Save my Life!
Full of mercy is the Lord God,
He’s just – and our God’s compassion spills over.
(Translation © 2005 Calvin Seerveld)
God hasn’t abandoned us to die in our sin. He leads us into a life of peace, away from our old way of life, giving us the chance to live life the way it’s supposed to be.
Calvin Seerveld’s translations and paraphrases of the Psalms are great resources for worship. I particularly love this one.
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