Sonnet: Psalms 46

Sonnet: Psalms 46

Our living God, protecting us with strength
Despite our fleeting fear, and earth's unease.
His glor'ious mount, a refuge without length,
Tho' earthly quakes and roarings of the seas.

Through holy city, streams the river glad,
Where God resides as one eternal round.
Though kingdoms fall, as wrought by heathens mad,
The Lord of Hosts, King Jacob's God stands ground.

Destructions brought and fates of wars reversed
Behold the awe-some works of God, whose might
Burnt the chariot, split the spear and bloodied bow.
Exalt our Heav'nly King above our plight.
        The Lord of Hosts chastises with His Rod
        Be still, my child, and know that I am God.

Psalm 108

I chose Psalm 108 for my sonnet. The original reads as such:

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truthreacheth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

And my version:

Fixed is my heart. O God, I sing thy praise

Among the folk, nations, kindreds, peoples.

For all of thy mercy my hands I raise

Heaven high, thy mercy lies on steeples.

Rescue, O God, thy beloved with thy right hand.

Answer me, thou who wrote the holy writ-

Rejoice! Gilead, Manaseh, Ephraim, they stand

As mine, and thine. Divine, I will commit,

But who shall lead me into Edom strong?

Wilt thou, O God, cast off thy children yet?

Wilt thou tread down the foe that throngs

To raze thy humble flock with trials met.

O God, thy help in strife we plead and claim

For any help of man or beast is vain.

Can I just say I have mad respect for Milton after doing this.

Psalm 11

                                                                                           Impending Justice

The people trusting God are wise beyond measure,

For time will come that sin consumes men's hearts

And stand against what Righteous do treasure.

Sin destroys right pathways and then departs.

"God has the most Justice"
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The Lord looks down and sees: all things he knows.

For the Lord sits on His heavenly throne,

Upon His Righteous Ones His love bestowed

But wrath He saves for the wicked alone.

A storm will come in God's might and power.

The violent shall receive their just reward

As coal, fire, sulfur, descend—devour.

Things become darker than the night before.

Yet Justice appears arrayed wholly white

And fighting for the righteous—God's delight.

Psalm 100

Sonnet
From Far and Wide with joyful revelry
Praise and serve the Lord and come and sing
With gladness in your hearts before his chivalry.
O search your hearts and know that He is King!
Our Lord with kindly touch our souls hath made
And to Him great obeisance shall we show
For we are His and His we shall remain,
As tender sheep in watchful care to grow.
O come! Come in to Him with grateful heart
Let court and gate reverberate with praise.
For thankful people with Him will not part
And always bless His name with all our days.
The Lord is Good and is forever kind.
His truth it will endure through earth's unwind.





Psalm
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 23

Sonnet
As a small sheep, I am prone to wander
But follow my shepherd when he does appear
In green pastures and still waters yonder.
I shall not want, for he is ever near.
Evil has no claim over me,
Even in the valley of the shadow of death;
I look around me and clearly see
Your rod and staff--they ease my breath.
Oil-touched head and cup over-flowed,
My enemies sit at the prepared table watching.
Goodness and mercy shall never erode
When I accept this anointing.
            If within the Lord's house I make my address,
            Forever will I stay, to never regress.