Psalm 17:15

So, I've been meaning to post this one for a while now. Psalm 17 was the most recent song I recorded and posted on here. Lyrically, it is becoming one of my favorites. The last verse is the one that has spoken to me most over the past few weeks. The psalmist cries out for God to confront his enemies and the wicked that is surrounding him. For 6 verses, he is in despair but then, in the final verse of the psalm, he says:

 

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

 

Katie and I talked about what this verse really meant. The thing that I kept coming back to was an analogy of a father and his child. When a little one has a nightmare and wakes up screaming and crying, seeing a father's face brings comfort. So, in the same way, when we are beset on all sides by the evil of this world, we can see our Father's face and be at peace knowing His righteousness.

Psalm 17

A new piano song that I can't get out of my head for the past couple of weeks. As I was writing the lyrics, they came out of me very methodical in their rhythm so I put more of a traditional feel to the music. When I sang it to myself, I thought something was missing and then realized it needed a gentle female vocal with it. Enter my beautiful wife Katie...She provided the lead vocal while I did a little harmony on the chorus. I think it makes it much more tender and prayerful. I'll provide some more observations from writing this song a little later on.

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Lyrics:

Verse 1: I have called for You will answer
Bend Your ear, hear me speak
Show Your lovingkindness to me
May Your hand defend the weak

Chorus: Hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Keep me as the apple of Your eye
I'll behold Your face in righteousness
When I wake up from the night
When I wake up from the night

Verse 2: You have proved my heart Jehovah
Try me now, cleanse me Lord
I hold to Your paths before me
With my mouth I sin no more

Psalm 17:3, 5-8 & 15 "Though You probe my heart and examine me at night, though You test me, You will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin. My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. I call on You, O God, for You will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Show the wonder of Your great love, You who save by Your right hand those who take refuge in You from their foes. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings. And I—in righteousness I will see Your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing Your likeness."

Psalm 17:6a

I am currently working on recording a song Psalm 17 and I have been thinking a lot about the first part of verse 6. The psalmist says:

 

I call on You, my God, for You will answer me.

 

This became exceedingly relevant as it was National Day Of Prayer yesterday. Notice the verse doesn't say "for You might answer me" or "for You'll probably answer me". It says "for You WILL answer me". Not only can we be confident that God hears our every prayer but that He will answer our every prayer.