Pleasant Paths

orchidee



Tune: Nun Danket

('Now thank we all our God')

Psalm 119 v.161-168

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People, they persecute

Me without cause, me confute

But my heart it stands in

Awe of your word, Lord, not sin

In your word I rejoice

I have made it my choice

As one that finds great tore

Of treasures evermore

 

I hate, abhor lying

Your law do I love, each thing

Seven times a day do

I praise you, your works review

For you act righteously

And not deal unjustly

Great peace have they which do

Love your law, your ways too

 

Nothing shall them offend

They come not to troubled end

Lord, I have hoped for you

Salvation, show me it sure

I your commands have done

Still seek to do each one

My soul, your laws it sees

Keeps your testimonies

 

And them exceedingly

I love whole-hearted, so be

I have your precepts kept

By your grace me do accept

All my ways are before

You, my God be you sure

Assist me, help I need

In your good paths me lead

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 19th, 2023 02:03
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.7.6.7. 6.6.6.6.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • sorenbarrett

    I found this a prayer of hope and an uplifting one too. Nice job Orchi

    • orchidee

      Thanks SB. Erm, I didn't do all 176 verses of this Psalm at once. Even in some Bible versions it's divided into 22 x 8 verse sections! I've got a 'said' (not sung) 'Discourse' poem on the whole Psalm though. It'll take all of 5 seconds to type it all up - I'm not that quick! lol.

    • Laura🌻

      Dear Orchi,

      Yes, as sorenbarret stated, hopeful and uplifting.
      Thank you for sharing.
      Laura🌻

      • orchidee

        Thanks Laura. King David, who wrote some (most?) but not ALL of the Psalms, had his ups and downs in life too. That' real, I think, so folk don't appear 'super-spiritual'.

      • Michael Edwards

        Hey Orchi - you've not lost your touch and still as productive as ever.

        • orchidee

          Thanks M. As above, I've done one on all 176 verses of this Psalm, but Miss Berles will charge me dearly, if I use all those berles up at once!

        • Goldfinch60

          Good one Orchi.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Gold. Dang it, those paths are pleasant cos I'm not walking along them singing! lol.



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