A Psalm of the Crushed in Spirit

For those who wander in the valley of tears, whose hearts are heavy and whose spirits faint within them.

For those who are ready for the Lord’s return.

A supplication to the God who hears the groans of His people and remembers them still.

Poem:

Arise O Lord & defeat all your enemies!

Take vengeance upon them for vengeance belongs to you O God.

Smite them with the breath of your nostrils.

Let them see they are nothing but vapor and dust.

Engulf them in your mighty torrents.

Make them bow in awe at the awesomeness of your majesty.

Come & trample the wicked underneath your feet.

Come & rescue your faithful ones who sit at your feet.

Be near to me because I am low and broken hearted.

My spirit is crushed within me and I need you to save me.

Rescue me because you are a rescuer.

Do not count my sins against me.

Blot out my iniquity and transgression from your book that I may have everlasting life in your loving arms.

Hold me close Abba because you are the only one I trust.

The secret place is my home and you are my only friend.

Protect my spirit from the terrors of this world for I feel weak at heart.

My soul diminishes at the thought of the woes of this world.

Deliver me.

Deliver us.

Deliver your people out of this wretched life and horrid fantasy.

Let eternity be our highest reality.

I groan and groan and my spirit groans within me.

I sigh and I sigh and my soul sighs within me.

Don’t leave me out to dry.

I feel like a barren wasteland.

Speak life over me & bring order to my world from its watery chaos.

That I could love you with all my heart, soul, mind & strength.

That I could love others the way you love me.

That we could love each other and show the world that we are yours.

Let your springs of living water refresh me.

Replenish me.

Bring me back to life.

That I would look like the garden of Eden in bloom.

That I would look like you.

That we would look like New Jerusalem, coming down from heaven & shining in your glory like a radiant bride before her Bridegroom.

Right now, death feels like my only hope.

My soul tosses and turns restlessly within me.

Who will deliver me from this mortal flesh that weighs like a heavy load that no one can bear?

Deliver me that I may glorify you.

That I may testify of your goodness and your grace.

Deliver me that I may teach the generations about the goodness of your Name.

Deliver us & let your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.

For I am a broken man.

I have nothing to boast about except the Cross.

I have nothing of value on my own.

But you call me son.

I am a wretch and a wretched man.

Yet you call me heir.

I am a man of unclean lips.

Clean my lips Lord and clean my heart. Your burning coal cleanses me.

You wash me in the water of your Word.

Your refiner’s fire is soap to my soul.

You have given me a new white robe & a new name.

You have given me fresh garments & you will wipe my tears away soon.

You have called me your friend & that is enough.

Heal my bones that from my very foundation I may rejoice in you.

I have cried all my tears.

There are none left.

Count them as prayers.

As a holy sacrifice on your altar.

Let every tear drop be a sweet smelling aroma in your nostrils.

Lead me into everlasting joy.

Don’t hide your face from Me.

Don’t be angry with me.

Don’t forget about me.

If I don’t have you I don’t have anything.

I am rejected everywhere I go.

I suffer and suffer and suffer and find no relief.

My heart aches but nothing comforts it.

My soul longs for solace and it finds none.

Just a loneliness that nothing but the secret place can quench.

A thirst that only the river of life can touch.

But in this parched world my tongue feels dry like parchment.

The glimpses I get of You are never enough.

I want more.

Lord, reveal your glory.

You are Holy Holy Holy.

You sit on a throne of grace & truth.

You have come to heal the broken hearted & set the captive free.

Maranatha, Lord come!

Lord, reveal your glory!

You are the Stone that destroys every kingdom.

You are the Rock of Salvation where springs of living water flow from.

You are the one who renews the strength of the weary.

You are the One who rides on the cherubim.

Covered in darkness & lightning, you pursued your foes until none were left.

Your eyes blaze with fire with passion for your Bride.

The burnished bronze of your feet brings the good news that we need.

You are the mountain splitter.

You split the seas & let the same sea swallow your enemies alive.

You delivered your people from Egypt & Babylon.

Rahab & Leviathan tremble at the thought of your presence!

From the beginning you crushed the sea monsters & set the firmament in its place.

From the beginning you set the stars in their places & called the morning stars by name.

You brought Satan low & lifted your Son high.

From the beginning your Word brought life every time you spoke.

From the beginning you have been the Chosen One who sits on the throne.

You alone Lord are worthy of my worship & praise.

O Lord, reveal your glory!

I fix my eyes on You & You alone.

You are the Author of Salvation.

You are the Beginning & the End.

You are the Alpha & Omega.

You are the Aleph & the Tav.

You are the Father of spirits.

Let your Spirit restore my spirit.

Let your Word refresh my soul.

Let your Body strengthen my body.

That I would look at You & no one else.

That I would look like You & no one else.

Lord, reveal your glory!