THE PSALMIST PRAYS
I waited patiently for the Lord;
And he inclined to me,
And heard my cry,
He also brought me up out of a horrible
pit.
Out of the miry clary,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth--
Praise to our God,
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
I stood for hours in the church
And he beckoned me,
And heard my weeping,
He took me up from the depths of
despair.
Out of a dark place.
And set me on a steady path,
And firmly planted me feet.
He put a steady walk in my step--
My arms upraised in adoration,
Many eyes saw
And put their trust in God.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Blessed is that man who makes the Lord
his trust.
And does not respect the proud, not such
as turn aside to lies.
Many O Lord my God, are Your
wonderful works,
Which You have done;
And Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order,
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be remembered.
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
God's favor is on the woman who shows
her loyalty
And casts aside the haughty, those who
act out of pride
How many are your glorious projects,
O Lord,
Which you have prepared for us
And your tender acts are always about us
So many that they cannot be counted.
If I were to state and mouth them
They are innumerable and cannot be retained
in my memory.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did
not require.
Then I said, "Behold I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of
me.
I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart."
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
The life of the lamb and tithing You did not seek;
My eyes have been opened.
Blood and coins were not your rerquirement.
Then I uttered, " I am here;
In the Good Book it is said of me.
I humbly bow in utter awe of you, O my God.
To do Your will is my only desire.
And so it is written on my heart.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
I have proclaimed the good news of
righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, I do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, Your Yourself know,
I have not hidden your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and
Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness
and Your truth
From the great assembly
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
I have put forth the glad tidings of
the holy one to the community
I do not hold back my words,
O Lord you know me
better than myself
I have not attempted to hide your
words within my heart.
I have seen your lovingkindness
worked among my fellow companions
And am held in awe of your compassion
I am speechless and struck dumb by your actions.
And will work to put forth your good works to
the community.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Do not withhold Your tender mercies
from me, O Lord;
Let your lovingkindness and Your truth
continually preserve me,
For innumerable evils have surrounded
me;
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I
am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
Therefore my heart fails me.
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
Let not your compassion and sympathy be
withheld from me O Lord;
But let your tender gaze and heartfelt kindness
encircle me.
For many evils have befallen me;
My sins hold me down, my head is bowed.
They are many, and I struggle under them
My heart hurts
I know you can calm the ache.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me;
Let them be ashamed and brought to
mutual confusion
Who seek to destroy my life,
Let them be driven backward and
brought to dishonor
Who wish me evil
Let them be confounded because of their
shame;
Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
Be happy, O Lord, to save me;
O Lord, make haste to help me;
Let them be put down and brought to
some perplexity
Who seek to do me evil,
Let them be driven to the brink of
destruction
Who raise their voices against me.
Let there be muddled confusion and perplexity in their own
life because of their shameful thoughts and words
Who have said of me, words that sprung into
gossip and have done me harm.
THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be
glad in You,
Let such as love Your salvation say
continually,
"The Lord be magnified!"
But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinks upon me
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
Let all creatures who search for you be found;
All those who are in your mercy
Praise you in a continuous shout
All glory to you and your mother O Lord.
But I am but a poor humble creature
I bow before you always in awe
Dare to take my eye from the ground.
To see the hem of your garment
Your precious foot in a sandal.
There my glance stalls
It is your mother who says
Lift your gaze my beloved creature
See your God
Praise Him, Love Him, Adore Him.
This is my Son
The one who came to show us the way.
Follow Him
Do as He says
His truth is the way.
Hold it in your heart.
The tender murmurings of his words
and the stirrings of your spirit.
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