Psalm 113 -- A Paraphrase

Psalm 113 – A Paraphrase

Here’s a paraphrase of Psalm 113 to help you start this Lord’s day:

How great and glorious is our God!
From hour to hour, from day to day
   our lives ought to overflow
   with praise and gratitude.
It is amazing, even fantastic,
   how our God permeates every facet of our lives
   and can work out His purposes through them
   despite our human faults and failures.

He creates beauty out of dust
   of fallen natures.
Out of the ashes of our failures
   He brings forth meaning and purpose.
He exalts the humble and enriches the poor.
He transforms our weaknesses into channels of strength.
Our emptiness becomes a vessel of His fullness,
   our spiritual poverty the basis for His eternal grace.
Our errors and mistakes are stepping stones to success.
Our defeats are but incidents on the road to victory.

But this is God’s doing – not ours!
How great and glorious is our God!

(Adapted from Psalms Now by Leslie F. Brandt – Concordia Press)

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