Rescue Services ii
Oh Lord,
I cry out to you.
Can you not hear me,
do you not want to help me.
I’m waiting,
patiently,
and I cannot see what you are doing.
But then you did.
You answered.
Well, I suppose what I mean is that I noticed your answer.
You’d been there all along,
but I only noticed,
when you did something that I recognised,
what I was expecting.
You reached down to my depths,
the place I was desperately struggling,
where I was stuck,
lonely,
panicking,
despairing;
you lifted me
and set me in a firm place,
a place I can stand again.
You have given me a new song,
a song of where I have been
and what you have done,
a song I can sing
with the voice
and the tune
that you give me.
Yet even with this song,
I will not be able to say enough
all that you have done for me
– I just don’t have those kind of words.
But I will try,
I will sing
as best I can,
of your love,
your faithfulness,
your care,
of you
as the one who rescues me.
Psalm 40:1-11 (CEV)
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Help
40 I patiently waited, Lord,
for you to hear my prayer.
You listened 2 and pulled me
from a lonely pit
full of mud and mire.
You let me stand on a rock
with my feet firm,
3 and you gave me a new song,
a song of praise to you.
Many will see this,
and they will honor
and trust
you, the Lord God.
4 You bless all of those
who trust you, Lord,
and refuse to worship idols
or follow false gods.
5 You, Lord God, have done
many wonderful things,
and you have planned
marvelous things for us.
No one is like you!
I would never be able to tell
all you have done.
6 Sacrifices and offerings
are not what please you;
gifts and payment for sin
are not what you demand.
But you made me willing
to listen and obey.
7 And so, I said, “I am here
to do what is written
about me in the book,
where it says,
8 ’I enjoy pleasing you.
Your Law is in my heart.’”
9 When your people worshiped,
you know I told them,
“Our Lord always helps!”
10 When all your people met,
I did not keep silent.
I said, “Our Lord is kind.
He is faithful and caring,
and he saves us.”
11 You, Lord, never fail
to have pity on me;
your love and faithfulness
always keep me secure.
U2 – 40 (what else?!)
Like it! Nice reworking. And using U2 is always good 🙂
Thanks!