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Addisoin Gethers [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live messenger: oag1rot...@hotmail aim: durangoadd64 skype id: cowboys62 yahoo id: OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 9:37 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday June 7 > Psalm 16-20 (The Message) > > Psalm 16 > A David Song > 1-2 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you. > I say to God, "Be my Lord!" > Without you, nothing makes sense. > > 3 And these God-chosen lives all around- > what splendid friends they make! > > 4 Don't just go shopping for a god. > Gods are not for sale. > I swear I'll never treat god-names > like brand-names. > > 5-6 My choice is you, God, first and only. > And now I find I'm your choice! > You set me up with a house and yard. > And then you made me your heir! > > 7-8 The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake > is confirmed by my sleeping heart. > Day and night I'll stick with God; > I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go. > > 9-10 I'm happy from the inside out, > and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed. > You canceled my ticket to hell- > that's not my destination! > > 11 Now you've got my feet on the life path, > all radiant from the shining of your face. > Ever since you took my hand, > I'm on the right way. > Psalm 17 > A David Prayer > 1-2 Listen while I build my case, God, the most honest prayer you'll ever > hear. > Show the world I'm innocent- > in your heart you know I am. > > 3 Go ahead, examine me from inside out, > surprise me in the middle of the night- > You'll find I'm just what I say I am. > My words don't run loose. > > 4-5 I'm not trying to get my way > in the world's way. > I'm trying to get your way, > your Word's way. > I'm staying on your trail; > I'm putting one foot > In front of the other. > I'm not giving up. > > 6-7 I call to you, God, because I'm sure of an answer. > So-answer! bend your ear! listen sharp! > Paint grace-graffiti on the fences; > take in your frightened children who > Are running from the neighborhood bullies > straight to you. > > 8-9 Keep your eye on me; > hide me under your cool wing feathers > From the wicked who are out to get me, > from mortal enemies closing in. > > 10-14 Their hearts are hard as nails, > their mouths blast hot air. > They are after me, nipping my heels, > determined to bring me down, > Lions ready to rip me apart, > young lions poised to pounce. > Up, God: beard them! break them! > By your sword, free me from their clutches; > Barehanded, God, break these mortals, > these flat-earth people who can't think beyond today. > I'd like to see their bellies > swollen with famine food, > The weeds they've sown > harvested and baked into famine bread, > With second helpings for their children > and crusts for their babies to chew on. > > 15 And me? I plan on looking > you full in the face. When I get up, > I'll see your full stature > and live heaven on earth. > > A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being > Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul > Psalm 18 > 1-2 I love you, God- you make me strong. > God is bedrock under my feet, > the castle in which I live, > my rescuing knight. > My God-the high crag > where I run for dear life, > hiding behind the boulders, > safe in the granite hideout. > > 3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty, > and find myself safe and saved. > > 4-5 The hangman's noose was tight at my throat; > devil waters rushed over me. > Hell's ropes cinched me tight; > death traps barred every exit. > > 6 A hostile world! I call to God, > I cry to God to help me. > From his palace he hears my call; > my cry brings me right into his presence- > a private audience! > > 7-15 Earth wobbles and lurches; > huge mountains shake like leaves, > Quake like aspen leaves > because of his rage. > His nostrils flare, bellowing smoke; > his mouth spits fire. > Tongues of fire dart in and out; > he lowers the sky. > He steps down; > under his feet an abyss opens up. > He's riding a winged creature, > swift on wind-wings. > Now he's wrapped himself > in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness. > But his cloud-brightness bursts through, > spraying hailstones and fireballs. > Then God thundered out of heaven; > the High God gave a great shout, > spraying hailstones and fireballs. > God shoots his arrows-pandemonium! > He hurls his lightnings-a rout! > The secret sources of ocean are exposed, > the hidden depths of earth lie uncovered > The moment you roar in protest, > let loose your hurricane anger. > > 16-19 But me he caught-reached all the way > from sky to sea; he pulled me out > Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, > the void in which I was drowning. > They hit me when I was down, > but God stuck by me. > He stood me up on a wide-open field; > I stood there saved-surprised to be loved! > > 20-24 God made my life complete > when I placed all the pieces before him. > When I got my act together, > he gave me a fresh start. > Now I'm alert to God's ways; > I don't take God for granted. > Every day I review the ways he works; > I try not to miss a trick. > I feel put back together, > and I'm watching my step. > God rewrote the text of my life > when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. > > 25-27 The good people taste your goodness, > The whole people taste your health, > The true people taste your truth, > The bad ones can't figure you out. > You take the side of the down-and-out, > But the stuck-up you take down a peg. > > 28-29 Suddenly, God, you floodlight my life; > I'm blazing with glory, God's glory! > I smash the bands of marauders, > I vault the highest fences. > > 30 What a God! His road > stretches straight and smooth. > Every God-direction is road-tested. > Everyone who runs toward him > Makes it. > > 31-42 Is there any god like God? > Are we not at bedrock? > Is not this the God who armed me, > then aimed me in the right direction? > Now I run like a deer; > I'm king of the mountain. > He shows me how to fight; > I can bend a bronze bow! > You protect me with salvation-armor; > you hold me up with a firm hand, > caress me with your gentle ways. > You cleared the ground under me > so my footing was firm. > When I chased my enemies I caught them; > I didn't let go till they were dead men. > I nailed them; they were down for good; > then I walked all over them. > You armed me well for this fight, > you smashed the upstarts. > You made my enemies turn tail, > and I wiped out the haters. > They cried "uncle" > but Uncle didn't come; > They yelled for God > and got no for an answer. > I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. > I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. > > 43-45 You rescued me from a squabbling people; > you made me a leader of nations. > People I'd never heard of served me; > the moment they got wind of me they listened. > The foreign devils gave up; they came > on their bellies, crawling from their hideouts. > > 46-48 Live, God! Blessings from my Rock, > my free and freeing God, towering! > This God set things right for me > and shut up the people who talked back. > He rescued me from enemy anger, > he pulled me from the grip of upstarts, > He saved me from the bullies. > > 49-50 That's why I'm thanking you, God, > all over the world. > That's why I'm singing songs > that rhyme your name. > God's king takes the trophy; > God's chosen is beloved. > I mean David and all his children- > always. > Psalm 19 > A David Psalm > 1-2 God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the > horizon. > Madame Day holds classes every morning, > Professor Night lectures each evening. > > 3-4 Their words aren't heard, > their voices aren't recorded, > But their silence fills the earth: > unspoken truth is spoken everywhere. > > 4-5 God makes a huge dome > for the sun-a superdome! > The morning sun's a new husband > leaping from his honeymoon bed, > The daybreaking sun an athlete > racing to the tape. > > 6 That's how God's Word vaults across the skies > from sunrise to sunset, > Melting ice, scorching deserts, > warming hearts to faith. > > 7-9 The revelation of God is whole > and pulls our lives together. > The signposts of God are clear > and point out the right road. > The life-maps of God are right, > showing the way to joy. > The directions of God are plain > and easy on the eyes. > God's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, > with a lifetime guarantee. > The decisions of God are accurate > down to the nth degree. > > 10 God's Word is better than a diamond, > better than a diamond set between emeralds. > You'll like it better than strawberries in spring, > better than red, ripe strawberries. > > 11-14 There's more: God's Word warns us of danger > and directs us to hidden treasure. > Otherwise how will we find our way? > Or know when we play the fool? > Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh! > Keep me from stupid sins, > from thinking I can take over your work; > Then I can start this day sun-washed, > scrubbed clean of the grime of sin. > These are the words in my mouth; > these are what I chew on and pray. > Accept them when I place them > on the morning altar, > O God, my Altar-Rock, > God, Priest-of-My-Altar. > Psalm 20 > A David Psalm > 1-4 God answer you on the day you crash, The name God-of-Jacob put you out > of harm's reach, > Send reinforcements from Holy Hill, > Dispatch from Zion fresh supplies, > Exclaim over your offerings, > Celebrate your sacrifices, > Give you what your heart desires, > Accomplish your plans. > > 5 When you win, we plan to raise the roof > and lead the parade with our banners. > May all your wishes come true! > > 6 That clinches it-help's coming, > an answer's on the way, > everything's going to work out. > > 7-8 See those people polishing their chariots, > and those others grooming their horses? > But we're making garlands for God our God. > The chariots will rust, > those horses pull up lame- > and we'll be on our feet, standing tall. > > 9 Make the king a winner, God; > the day we call, give us your answer. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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