(A personal psalm)
God of the boundless universe,
Your oceans roil and churn across wide expanses of the earth
To depths greater than the height of Mt. Everest.
Your sun explodes with firestorms,
Spewing plumes of flame thousands of miles upward.
A mere handful of 100 billion stars form the Milky Way–
Just one of your millions of galaxies.
You are a God of awesome, infinite power.
God of perfect wisdom,
You know all truth and comprehend all things.
You possess the ability to always choose the best.
Your wisdom is righteous, impartial, and sincere–
Not just a function of your all-knowing, precise mind–
But guided by a heart of purity, understanding, and compassion.
Your wisdom is always active, never-failing, and full of mercy.
You are the all-wise God–far beyond human comprehension.
God of mercy and compassion,
Your persistent love pursues us, longing to bring us home.
Your selfless love engulfs us, bestowing forgiveness and grace.
Your generous love endows us, lavishing immeasurable treasure.
Your changeless love is not based on our performance.
Your attentive love does not leave us to struggle alone.
“Your perfect love perseveres until it perfects.”*
You are a God of incredibly active love.
God of glorious resplendence,
You illuminate our way through life,
Dispelling the darkness of fear.
You send forth your enlightenment and truth to guide,
Diffusing the fog of uncertainty.
You provide the radiance of your presence,
Instilling a sense of well-being and peace within our spirits.
You are a God of transforming light.
God of bountiful blessing,
Every good and perfect gift comes from you—
From cloudless skies to life-giving rain,
From hearth-fires in winter to fireflies in summer,
From treasured memories of yesterday to anticipated hopes for tomorrow.
From rousing sunrise to restful sunset,
Each day overflows with abundant pleasures.
You are a God of extravagant goodness.
You are a God transcendent above all imaginings or hope!
Sources of inspiration included:
- Stanza #2—James 3:17; Job 28:12-13.
- Stanza # 3—Luke 15:11-27; Romans 8:38-39; Deuteronomy 31:8; *Philip Yancey, Grace Notes, Zondervan, 2009, p. 242.
- Stanza #4—Psalm 89:15; 27:1; 76:4; 43:3.
- Stanza #5—James 1:17; Psalm 31:19.
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From the Inside Out 
have you thought of publishing your psalms? I just love them. so beautiful!
I have plans to sift through the blog posts and publish those that seemed to resonate with readers, including some of the personal psalms. Don’t know when that will happen, but greatly appreciate your encouragement in that direction, Jean!
Magnificent thoughts and images. What a lavish feast. A paean of praise! Lifts the spirit higher. Thank you!
Your comments lifted MY spirit higher, Laurie! Praise God he used these words to minister to you.
Your rich and meaningful relationship with the Living God is shining right on through your words. I praise Him that He has given you the Spirit to help you write this. It’s obvious that He had His hand in it 🙂
God bless you, Heidi, for your kind encouragement. It wouldn’t surprise me if you don’t follow the same pattern as mine: pray before writing, pray while writing, pray before hitting “publish!” It warms my heart to think God is shining through the words we write together! (I feel the same way when I read your beautiful posts over at Wings of the Dawn–God shines through your prose and poetry!)
“Your perfect love perseveres until it perfects.”
“You are a God of incredibly active love.”
God’s Active Love…I take it for granted sometimes. This spoke to me in an incredibly meaningful way.
And beautiful psalm, Nancy.
Praise God that stanza in particular spoke to you, Cheri. You are so right, sometimes we do take his incredible love for granted!
Oh, Nancy, the ‘love’ stanza in particular really spoke to me. God’s “persistent, selfless, generous, changeless, attentive, perfect, incredibly active love.”
Praise Him for His incredibly active love!
It was a bit of an epiphany for me, too. God’s love is not just a warm, tender-hearted feeling toward us. He is ALWAYS working for our behalf. I knew that, but collecting the adjectives and verbs for that stanza added clarity and breadth to my understanding. So glad the stanza resonated for you, Jody!