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orchidee



Tune: Albano

('Once, only once, and once for all')

Psalm 119 v.41-48

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Let your mercies, Lord, come to me

They my salvation be

So shall I have an answer for

They who reproach me sure

 

And take not your word utterly

From my mouth, let it be

The word I speak, for I trust in

That word e'en from within

 

For I have hoped in your judgements

And I your law do sense

I shall it keep continual

For ever it my all

 

And I will walk at liberty

Your precepts do I see

I speak of your testimonies

With them my heart agrees

 

I will delight myself in your

Commands, for they are sure

I have them loved, and my hands too

I lift in praise to you

 

I reach out unto your commands

They set unto all lands

I do them love, will meditate

In your statutes not late

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 30th, 2022 02:11
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. format.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 24
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  • arqios

    Very Davidic in tone and diction. Thanks Orchi... good for the soul.

    • orchidee

      Thanks CB. The whole Psalm goes on for 176 verses. Can break it down into 22 x 8 verse sections. Now a magnus opus from me - a poem using all 176 verses? Or 22 hymn-poems? lol.
      AND an acrostic. Each verse of section 1 starts with Hebrew equivalent of 'A'; section 2 with 'B'' etc.
      Well I did a 'discourse' on it, as a 'said' poem, which runs on to 11 pages! Don't think I've posted it on here yet.

      • orchidee

        Did he get round this acrostic a bit? You know, starting line with 'And' or 'But' or 'The', etc?!

        • arqios

          aleph, bhet, gimmel, daleth, heh, vav, zayin, chet, tet, yod.......... I need some vitamins! Would be an Emmy, Grammy, Logie, award winner wouldn't he! tsade, kuf, resh, shin, tav!

          • orchidee

            Bit of French there?! Doh! Was I any good at languages?! A bit of the old aleph, bhet, etc. Where the other 4 letters gone - only 22 here?

            • arqios

              Lost in translation haahahaha mem, nun, samech, ayin, pe the hike from Babel is a bit mind bending....

            • Jerry Reynolds

              Very well done, Orchi.

              • orchidee

                Thanks Jerry.

              • Poetic Dan

                I actually enjoyed that read!
                Thank you
                Much peace and respect

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Dan.

                • Goldfinch60

                  Good one Orchi.

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Gold.



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