Answer When I Call (Version 2)

Psalm 4
paraphrased in poetic verse(NLT)


1 Answer when we call to You,

O Lord God who marks us "cleaned."

Free us from the heaviness of our troubles too,

Save us from being constantly demeaned.

Have mercy on us and hear our prayer.

2Give us assurance that You really care,

That our enemies are ruining each one's reputation

Are you able to help us overcome groundless accusation?

Can you bring the attacks of our enemies to a cessation?

3 As we pray, assure us we are standing on a solid foundation.

Help us to become aware of your careful observations.

Give us faith to believe the following expectations:

You have set apart the faithful for special considerations.

You will be patient as we share our frustrations and recommendations.

4 Now I hear an inner voice, "Don’t let anger control you.

Think about it overnight and you will know what to do.

5 Worship today by offering yourself with a contrite heart,

And trust me to guide you to victory and a brand new start."

6 Many are asking, "Can God give us better times?"

Lord, answer with victories, celebrated with bells and chimes,

7 Save us again from the trash heap,

As you did when we were nothing but poison ivy vines,

And make us leaders, as tall as the Red Mountain pines.

8 Now we will accept your peace and lie down and sleep,

Trusting all that we are and have, we can count on You to keep.

For You are our God, who offered the prize Lamb for our lives.

Protect us now, as we stand rejoicing, giving out high five's.



Remember to mark verses that speak life to you. Also date those you mark, so that later when you read the poems again you can rejoice in how God has blessed you through his word.

Answer When I Call

Psalm 4 (To be prayed daily for week four)
A paraphrase of the New Living Translation

1 Please answer me when I call to You,

O God, who declares me innocent.

In these troubled waters guide me through.

Hear my prayer and save me from adversaries.

2 How long will You allow others to ruin my reputation?

How long will my enemies make groundless accusation?

How long must I continue hearing my detractors telling lies?

Please intervene, O Lord, in this storm and make blue skies.

3 Thank You, Lord, for in my heart I know Your answer.

I am rejoicing like a terminal patient cured of cancer.

You are assuring me that there is something I can count on.

Trusting You, I will always have resources I can draw on.

4 Your answer, "My child, trust. Do not let anger control you.

Commit it to me overnight, and we will give the devil his due.

5 Offer prayers and sacrifices in the spirit of right.

Trust, and where you lack vision, I will give you insight."

6 I am asking for better times by your amazing grace.

Is this the time, O Lord, to guide us to that special place,

Where Moses was when he saw You face to face?

Please help us stop this rat race,

And accept your call to walk with You at your pace.

7 We now have the joy of those who have harvests of new wine.

8 Today we are at peace, and tonight we can lie down and sleep.

We are assured You will keep us safe, and all will be fine,

Giving us confidence that our lives will rhyme and shine,

With your giving our living an eternal design.

A Prayer of Hope

Psalm 3 (Pray every day for week three)

By King David, at the time he fled from his son Absalom.

A Prayer of Hope

1 O Lord, even members of my own family are against me.

What happened to the stability of my family tree?

2 So many are saying, "Do you not see?

Even God can not help you through this stormy sea."

3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;

You are my glory, the One who holds my head high.

4 It is to you, O Lord, to whom I now cry,

Believing that you will be attentive to my mournful sigh.

Please answer my pray, lest I die.

5 Now I will lay down and sleep,

Trusting to you my safety to keep.

Assure me that you are watching over me,

Saving me from being afraid of my enemy,

7 Arise this morning, O Lord, and have your say.

Rescue your servant on this very day.

Put all my enemies in their place.

Expand my territory and give me space.

8 Help me to accept your blessing in this race,

As we communicate forever face to face.

You will be given the Nations

Second Week - Pray this Psalm Daily
Psalm 2 (Paraphrase of the New Living Translation)

1 Why are the twenty first century nations so angry?

Why do they waste their time with a futile plan?

2 The so called national leaders are in a great battle,

Against their own historic religious stand;

The rulers of education and government plot together

To deny the existence of the Creator of the Universe;

Especially against his anointed One.

3 "Let us break our national historic religious chains," they cry,

"And free ourselves from slavery to faith in God and his Son."

4 But the one who rules in heaven laughs.

The Lord scoffs at them.

5 Then in anger he rebukes their rebellion and sin,

Terrifying them with great recessions in their faces.

6 For the Lord declares, "I will place my chosen ones,

On seats of power in the great cities and in my holy places"

7 The chosen will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

The Lord said to me, "You are my daughters and my sons.

You are the chosen ones.

You, who live like orphans, recognize me as your Father.

8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance."

The whole earth is under the stewardship of his chosen ones.

9 You will break the secular rebels with an iron rod

And smash their progressive governments like broken sod.

10 Now then, you leaders, act wisely!

Be warned, you rulers of the earth! God says,

"This world is mine. It is not your turf!

11 Accept your place of leadership with reverent fear.

Rejoice with trembling, and to Me draw near."

12 Submit to God’s royal Son. Then He will not be angry,

And you will not be humiliated by your self proclaimed glory.

For only the obedient will live to tell a victory story.

What joy will be theirs, all who take refuge in Him,

Rejecting the temptation to sin by seeking to win over Him.

Listen to our Cries

Psalm 5:1-5 8,11,12 NIV (paraphrased in poetic verse)

1 O LORD, We are thirsty for You as the water of life.

You are the living water that heals our bitterness and strife.

Our souls are dry for the want of your companionship.

We want closeness as wet is to water, as husband is to wife.

2 Please listen to our cries O Lord our God.

Our hearts are heavy with burdens and cares.

Night and day we intercede with You in prayer.

We trust that You will keep your promises, fair and square.

3 We desire to begin each day, calling on You.

Even now we are praying for a gift that is powerful and new.

Before evening we ask You to receive our request and praise.

We pray for your Spirit's "tongues of fire" to set us ablaze.

4 Because You are not a God who takes pleasure punishing,

We are confident You will hear our desperate cry.

5 To our pride and arrogance we want to say good-by,

Since only humility is acceptable in the sweet by and by.

8 Lead us, O LORD, in what we confess and in what we request.

Most of all, lead us to walk with You in righteousness.

We know we can not earn credits to ride the heaven bound bus.

Therefore, we ask for grace to share your goodness with us.

11 Let all who take refuge forgiveness be glad, not sad.

Put smiles on our faces, as we sing joyfully in your graces.

Give protection to us like a mother hen cares for her new born;

That we may know the comfort for those who repent and mourn.

12 We have confidence in You as we confess our failure.

Your word assures us You will surround us with arms of favor,

We praise You for blessing when we come confident and bold.

Assured of comfort as a mother shields her babies from the cold