Psalm 26—I Have Laughed Loud and Late with Them When Their Razor Words Were the Only Jokes Around.

 

God, mark me. Try me.

I have wagered with you and wavered.

Prove me against the whetted edge 

Of your unfailing love. 

 

I have cast my lot with yours,

Yet kept the company of villains

When they were the only friends I knew.

I have laughed loud and late with them

When their razor words were the only jokes around. 

I have washed my hands in innocence,

But it never seemed enough.

I circled your altar seven times,

Waiting to see more than stone,

Watching for a fire I couldn’t explain.

 

I don’t know how I made it out, except

I held a hope time could not beat level.

There was always a mission bell, 

A beacon on my bow, a faith sheer off,

A homing flame, a flare, a beam

For my waning way.

I have wanted to be with you

Out of the world wind,

To live where you live.

I have wanted someone to say:

Come home, come back,

All is forgiven.

 

So don’t leave me here like a spit pip.

Show me your consolations—

One for every year that went wrong.

Stand me in your grace on level ground. 

Touch the holy coal to my lips.

And let me feel the firekiss.

When the starlong stride of your light arrives,

I will promise myself to it

Until the promise takes.

Lift my life toward the sunless city.

Show me the fire, my pillaring God.

Let me feel the warmth on my face.

Psalm 26&mdash;I Have Laughed Loud and Late with Them When Their Razor Words Were the Only Jokes Around.
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God, mark me. Try me.
I have wagered with you and wavered.
Prove me against the whetted edge&nbsp;
Of your unfailing love.&nbsp;
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I have cast my lot with yours,
Yet kept the company of villains
When they were the only friends I knew.
I have laughed loud and late with them
When their razor words were the only jokes around.&nbsp;
I have washed my hands in innocence,
But it never seemed enough.
I circled your altar seven times,
Waiting to see more than stone,
Watching for a fire I couldn&rsquo;t explain.
&nbsp;
I don&rsquo;t know how I made it out, except
I held a hope time could not beat level.
There was always a mission bell,&nbsp;
A beacon on my bow, a faith sheer off,
A homing flame, a flare, a beam
For my waning way.
I have wanted to be with you
Out of the world wind,
To live where you live.
I have wanted someone to say:
Come home, come back,
All is forgiven.
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So don&rsquo;t leave me here like a spit pip.
Show me your consolations&mdash;
One for every year that went wrong.
Stand me in your grace on level ground.&nbsp;
Touch the holy coal to my lips.
And let me feel the firekiss.
When the starlong stride of your light arrives,
I will promise myself to it
Until the promise takes.
Lift my life toward the sunless city.
Show me the fire, my pillaring God.
Let me feel the warmth on my face.

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The Psalms were written to be sung, prayed, and heard. The Darkling Psalter presents original poetic reimaginings of the biblical Psalms by Andy Patton. These are not translations or paraphrases, but companion poems that seek to capture the movement, imagery, emotion, and theology of each psalm in fresh poetic language.
Each episode invites listeners to hear one of Scripture's oldest songs through a contemporary poetic imagination, offering a fresh way into lament, praise, confession, longing, and hope.

Psalm 26—I Have Laughed Loud and Late with Them When Their Razor Words Were the Only Jokes Around.

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