Excerpts from Psalm

...from The Message

God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

Bring me back from gray exile,
put a fresh wind in my sails!

Unbutton my lips, dear God;
I'll let loose with your praise.

Going through the motions doesn't please you,
a flawless performance is nothing to you.
I learned God-worship
when my pride was shattered.
Heart-shattered lives ready for love
don't for a moment escape God's notice.

I'm an olive tree
growing green in God's house.
I trusted in the generous mercy
of God then and now.

You've kept track of my every toss and turn
through the sleepless nights.
Each tear entered in your ledger,
each ache written in your book.

God, the one and only -
I'll wait as long as He says.
Everything I need comes from Him,
so why not?
He's the solid rock under my feet,
breathing room for my soul,
an impregnable castle:
I'm set for life.

My help and glory are in God
- granite-strength and safe-harbor-God -
So trust Him absolutely, people:
lay your lives on the line for Him.
God is a safe place to be.