Psalm 151

No, I'm no warrior/poet/king like David, but the title is just a reminder that God is still as worthy of praise today as He was then.

Psalm 151
(a Psalm of Bob, contemplating wonderful things beyond his understanding)

The mercy of God is compassionate,

sparing the soul from judgment;

and in His mercy,

He does not cause those He loves

to suffer as their sins deserve.

The Lord grants His people two gifts in their sinfulness,

yes three in their wickedness:

to see their iniquity as He sees it,

to know the sorrow that fills His heart,

and to see His pardon wash over them like a cleansing rain.

The grace of God is powerful

to raise those He loves from death to life,

even in the midst of their sin;

the Lord's grace is also tender to bring healing

in their grief and brokenness.

We do not sin, Oh Lord God, so that mercy and grace may come. May it never be! But in our wanderings away from what is best, we know Your comfort and Your kindness, we hear Your relentless call to return to what we know is good.

For even when we fall, You lift us up;

when we run from what is good,

You still allow good to come to us;

and when we are lost

You never fail to show us the way home.