A Pantoum a Day no. 69 and 70

I was desperate for You

to help me

in my struggles

and You did

to help me

deliver me now

and You did

from this treachery

deliver me now

I speak words of peace

from this treachery

they refuse to listen

I speak words of peace

I was desperate for You

they refuse to listen

in my struggles

[based on Psalms 120]

For too long I have lived

among those who hate peace

Am I destined to dwell in the darkened tents of desert nomads?

So come and deliver me now

among those who hate peace

I speak words of peace

So come and deliver me now

while they speak words of war

I speak words of peace

but they refuse to listen

while they speak words of war

among those who hate peace

but they refuse to listen

For too long I have lived

among those who hate peace

Am I destined to dwell in the darkened tents of desert nomads?

[based on Psalms 120]

A Pantoum a Day no. 67 and 68

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

Go ahead, praise the Lord

all you loving servants of God!

Keep it up! Praise him some more!

Go ahead, praise the Lord

For the glorious name of the Lord

Keep it up! Praise him some more!

is blessed forever and ever

For the glorious name of the Lord

From sunrise-brilliance to sunset-beauty,

is blessed forever and ever

lift up his praise from dawn to dusk!

From sunrise-brilliance to sunset-beauty,

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

lift up his praise from dawn to dusk!

all you loving servants of God!

[based on Psalms 113:1-3]

Praise Him some more!

For He rules on high over the nations

No one can be compared to God

He promotes the poor

For He rules on high over the nations

rescues the needy

He promotes the poor

He makes them happy

rescues the needy

That’s the God we praise

He makes them happy

God’s grace provides

That’s the God we praise

Praise Him some more!

God’s grace provides

No one can be compared to God

[based on Psalms 13:1-9]