Your Words

Psalm 119 Nun- Msg

By your words I can see where I'm going;
they throw a beam of light on my dark path.
I've committed myself and I'll never turn back
from living by your righteous order.

Everything's falling apart on me, God;
put me together again with your Word.
Festoon me with your finest sayings, God;
teach me your holy rules.

My life is as close as my own hands,
but I don't forget what you have revealed.
The wicked do their best to throw me off track,
but I don't swerve an inch from your course.

I inherited your book on living; it's mine forever—
what a gift! And how happy it makes me!
I concentrate on doing exactly what you say—
I always have and always will.

Darkness falls, safe harbor disappears behind me,

Bitter cold envelops me, I pull my cloak tight

Deep purple fills the world and pulls my heart down

my fears become ghosts and whisper that I am lost and dying

The sounds of night haunt me

The cry of invisible beasts bring my feet to a gallop

I lose my footing, I stumble

Darkness buries me, I am lost and dying

But then the light, the light that pierces the dark

The warm yellow shaft, like a sword

Sweeps through the murk and gives sight to my blind eyes,

My feet find the ground, my heart swells

Lord you are my light

When I am trapped in the dark I look for you

Lord, your Words sooth me, they rescue me

They pick me up, they comfort me in this dark wilderness.

Lord, Your words are like a torch in the darkness

They light my way

I will not fail with you warming my world

I will carrying that light always