Psalm 54—He will not leave me alone, stranded, strangled, and caught.

"Fly toward me, God. I am hidden here awaiting the last thing that could save me."

Fly toward me, God. I am hidden here
Awaiting the last thing
That could save me. 
Hear me, God. My only thoughts
Are prayers. My only hope
Is that you would answer
And rush to my side.
I am hunted by people I don’t know.
I am sought by those who
Seek to take my life.
Yet, I have set God before me,
My last long hope.

My God is my help.
If I lean my needs onto him,
He will not disappoint me.
He will not leave me alone, stranded,
Strangled, and caught.
I wish that evil would collapse
Back on those who did evil to me.
I wish their lies would fall
To pieces beneath the weight
Of your vaster truth.
So here I am. Ready 
To sacrifice, ready to praise.
I know that you will end the story
When it ought to be ended
And not before.
I know that you have saved me
And will again.

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Catching up with the Darking Psalter

If you are new to the Darkling Psalter, it is a project to create renditions of the Psalms (artistic rewordings based on the original Hebrew) paired with original poems.

Psalms with poems: 1, 2, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 29, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 46, 51, 53, 65, 73, 74, 84, 86, 88, 90, 107, 118, 121, 123, 130, 131, 137, 142, 147.

Psalms only: 3, 23, 62, 117, 119, 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 139, 148

Psalms complete: 54/150—36%

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