Bless'd are the ones who walk here in God's way
With garments white keeping His law each day.
Who keep his testimonies faithfully
and seek to serve him here wholeheartedly.
Iniquity they never entertained
But in God's ways they walked as a true saint
Thou've asked us Lord with dilligence to keep -
Thy precepts, so commanded Thee Thy sheep.
Oh, how I wish my ways were set toward
Keeping thy statutes, my own ways to thwart.
Then without shame before Thee I will stand
If I obeyed each word of Thy command.
I'll praise thee while my heart with joy will burn
when of they righteous judgements then I learn.
Thy statutes I will keep entirely
I vow; Lord don't forsake me utterly.
What can a young man do to cleanse his ways
He must give heed unto thy word always
I wholeheartedly sought thy face, oh Lord
From thy commandments lead me not athwart
Thy word is always hidden in my heart
'gainst wicked sin it is my faithful guard.
Thou art the Blessed One to me indeed
Teach me Thy statutes meet my heart's deep need.
With these lips I declare, though I'm but weak,
The judgements which Thou doth in wisdom speak.
Thy testimonies bring my heart great joy
As all the riches I can here enjoy.
Thy precepts I will daily meditate
And my respect towards Thy ways is great.
Thy statutes here will be my great delight
Thy words will always in my thoughts reside
Author notes
Please accept my attempt at rewriting Ps 119 with rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter. This Psalm is one of my favourite psalms and I feel guilty in a way of my feeble attempt to rewrite it. I used the old King James version of
the Bible. This is of course only the first two octaves of the original Psalm. I hope to do much more in the near future, dv.
Written May 17th, 2004
A contest entry
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450 points, ended May 27, 2004, 8 entries
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Thanks Brad for your comments. Believe me i put a lot of thought and research into peoples outlooks into the situation i wrote about. I truly hope nothing offended you in this piece. Basically I took 108 comments from business owners, students and political representatives and put it to paper. Obviously not everyone is going to agree with everything we write about in here but poetry is basically thought in motion. Please read another one of my poems called: How long will this all last and let me know what you think. I am a true humanitarian with a love for all races and your opinion would mean a great deal to me: ps: the poem i have asked you to read has been published already, along with a few others and I have had great responses. Thank you for your kind words.
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Thanks, Bonnie. I have done the necessary.
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That, also, is one of my favorite Psalm passages: for it reflects one of the two keys required to enter the gates of heaven.
You've done very well with this, Brad. I do have one recommendation for "Thy testimonies brings my heart great joy." Since 'testimonies' is plural, then 'brings' should be 'bring.'
Good luck in the contest! Love and hugs, BonnieQ
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Well done
Well done
Kay,
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Wonderful job. I have to do this where I am a student, and it is a prudent way of our applying what it means individually to us...showing God's intimacy, individuality, but AMENING the same wonderful concept.
Thank you, Warmly, CookieZeal/DB -
wonderful write!! i loved how you worded this and i can tell it is a verse that means a lot to you as there was much thought and good work that went into it. very creative.
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I thought this was very good. It flowed and i know how hard it is to pretty much rewrite something, but you did good. Good luck in the contest!! God bless.
~tonya~
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