Psalm 47—Ring the words on your hollow heart’s bell.

Ring the words
On your hollow heart’s bell. 
Fling and strike the song 
To every corner: God is king.

The Lord layers his rule
Down on the lacerated land
In hoards, in heaves, in mountains, 
in downward drawing, heaven-heighted droves.
Everyone who listens lays their petty kingdom
At his feet in heaps, kneels and joins the knell,
Bright blows the bell, topples 
Their stricken selves and tips 
Their spiraling heights whole over.

God himself is lifted and struck,
And the whole earth resounds.
His unrolling trumpet blast at last
Sounds heaven down to ground.
Sing it back, take it up
Until everyone is wakened, 
Welcomed, greatened, circled 
Around his throne and shouting
Up to the vast, keening heights.
Then the dance begins.

Psalm 47&mdash;Ring the words on your hollow heart&rsquo;s bell.
Ring the words On your hollow heart&rsquo;s bell.&nbsp; Fling and strike the song&nbsp; To every corner: God is king.
The Lord layers his rule Down on the lacerated land In hoards, in heaves, in mountains,&nbsp; in downward drawing, heaven-heighted droves. Everyone who listens lays their petty kingdom At his feet in heaps, kneels and joins the knell, Bright blows the bell, topples&nbsp; Their stricken selves and tips&nbsp; Their spiraling heights whole over.
God himself is lifted and struck, And the whole earth resounds. His unrolling trumpet blast at last Sounds heaven down to ground. Sing it back, take it up Until everyone is wakened,&nbsp; Welcomed, greatened, circled&nbsp; Around his throne and shouting Up to the vast, keening heights. Then the dance begins.

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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.

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 47—Ring the words on your hollow heart’s bell.

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