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Several years back, when I was going through some difficulties, I came across Psalm 27 and sat down to set the text to music. The sketches took five days total to complete, and it was one of many instances I have been blessed to experience God's supernatural creativity. Typically, blockages in creative exercises have occurred when my mind is not open to the Lord to take over or if I have had other distractions occurring in the mind.
By this point, what I had begun to also be in the habit of is (occasionally) cross-referencing similar Biblical passages in other areas of Scripture that I think might also go well with the text, and that is what happened here, as you'll see below when I share the full text. There were indeed a couple of spots where I deviated from what otherwise was a through-composition of the entirety of Psalm 27, primarily because a line in the Psalm reminded me of another spot where God's Word expands a bit more on that topic. Sure, I could have done that with every bit of text, but I intended as much as possible for this project to be Spirit-led. As such, it is only in a couple of spots where I deviated from the main text to incorporate other Biblical truth.
As for the timing of this post, my wife and I were praying together recently, especially after having heard a sermon at church (our pastor likes to bring back several different themes across all his sermons). This particular message was a repeat of sorts of a previous message last year that was preached right as a storm was ramping up at my wife's work at the time, a storm that led to a massive change in circumstances. By God's hand and through His grace we have recovered and she is now thriving, but any kind of messages like these trigger high alerts for us. So far, nothing has really happened, and as such it may not have been for us this time like last time (instead, other people at our church are likely going through a challenge that may have just started in the last couple weeks). But one of the passages from the message really grabbed our attention -- the first few verses of Psalm 27 -- and as such we felt compelled not only to pray, but specifically to pray this text.
This prayer time provided an opportunity for me to not only revisit this text (I haven't really spent time with it since a couple years ago when I wrote the composition) but also to include the same other texts that I felt God prompt me to include.
Without further ado, I submit Psalm 27, plus a verse from Romans 8 and a verse from Deuteronomy 31:
Prayer on Psalm 27
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”Psalms 27:1 NKJV
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31 NKJV
“When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me.”Psalms 27:2-10 NKJV
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.””Deuteronomy 31:6 NKJV
“Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”Psalms 27:11-14 NKJV
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31 NKJV
“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”Psalms 27:14 NKJV
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| This musical excerpt is from an original composed by the blogger. All rights are reserved. |
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