Psalm 139| a personalized paraphrase

Psalm 139| a personalized paraphrase

by C.S. Griesë
 
You have investigated
everything about me;
You know it all, O Lord—
every single detail.
 
Even my resting and rising,
You understand,
all my routines and ways—
though You dwell in heaven.
 
Before I think of something
wise or foolish to say,
You know all my utterances
and the reasons why I say them.
 
You are before and after me,
above time and space.
You surround and bless me—
with no beginning and no end.
 
Where can I escape your Spirit,
the constant companion beside me?
 
If I traveled to the outermost rim
of the undiscovered universe,
You would be there.
 
If I rested in the depths of the earth,
with heat, rock, and shadow,
You would be there.
 
If I could catapult from one end
of earth to the other,
In both those places,
Your guiding hand would find me.
 
If I lamented, “This pit is too dark,
too far from the goodness of God,”
You would brighten the darkness
with the light of Your goodness.
 
For You created my very essence
when the spark of light flashed
in my mother’s uterus—
and two genetic codes intertwined.
 
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