PSALMS 22
The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Carer
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
1 My Spirit of Life, My Spirit of Life, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,
And from the words of My groaning?
2 O My Spirit of Life, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But You are life-enriching,
Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to You, and were delivered;
They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and unliked by the people.
7 All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 “He trusted in the Spirit of Life, let Him rescue Him;
Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
You have been My Spirit of Life.
11 Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.
13 They gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.
16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the life-alienating has enclosed Me.
They pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
18 They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.
19 But You, O Spirit of Life, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
20 Deliver Me from the sword,
My precious life from the power of the dog.
21 Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!
You have answered Me.
22 I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly, I will praise You.
23 You who fear the Spirit of Life, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And respect Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard.
25 My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
I will pay My commitments before those who fear Him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Spirit of Life.
Let your heart live forever!
27 All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the Spirit of Life,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You.
28 For the universe is the Spirit of Life’s,
And He shines over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
30 A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Spirit of Life to the next generation,
31 They will come and declare His life-enrichment to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.
PSALM 23
The Spirit of Life the Shepherd of His People
A Psalm of David.
1 The Spirit of Life is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my inner child;
He leads me in the paths of life-enrichment
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no obstacles;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my fellow beings who see the world differently;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely life-enrichment and compassion shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the dimension of the Spirit of Life
Forever.
Principles
- Nonviolent Communication by Dr Marshall Rosenberg
Common “translations”
- Lord/God → Spirit of Life/Divine Love/Mystery/Source of all/Oh Divine/Spirit of Love/Tao/Mother Nature/Universe
- soul → inner child
- righteousness → life-enrichment
- evil → obstacles
- enemies → fellow beings who see the world differently
- Messiah → Carer
- holy → life-enriching
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