Wednesday, August 4, 2010

WFW ~CELEBRATION 4th of the 8th month of 19-66 in PSALMS!!~



JOY + PEACE = HAPPINESS from GOD........
GIVES STRENGHT!!


On my birthday i always read " MY AGE PSALM" and take it with me through the year ahead!


Will share it with you today in an personalized form  and also the verses i love out of the psalms with the numbers of my BIRTHDAY and YEAR!
Be blessed and have an awesome day with THE LORD
Bernice/Godsown
( for "dutch translation click on the psalm nr)


Psalm 44

A Psalm of the "The daughter of THE KING"
 1-3 I have  been hearing about this, God, all my live.
   My  fathers told me the stories
      their fathers told them,
   How single-handedly you weeded out the godless
      from the fields and planted us,
   How you sent those people packing
      but gave us a fresh start.
   We didn't fight for this land;
      we didn't work for it—it was a gift!
   You gave it, smiling as you gave it,
      delighting as you gave it.

 4-8 You're my King, O God—
      command victories for ME BERNICE

   With your help i will wipe out my enemies,
      in your name i will stomp them to dust.
   I don't trust in weapons;
      my sword won't save me

   But it's you, you who saved me from the enemy;
      you made those who hate me lose face.
   All day i parade God's praise—
      i thank you by name over and over.


 9-12 But now you've walked off and left me,
      you've disgraced me and won't fight for me.
   You made me turn tail and run;
      those who hate me have cleaned me out.
   You delivered me as sheep to the butcher,
      you scattered me to the four winds.
   You sold your people at a discount—
      you made nothing on the sale.

 13-16 You made people on the street,
      urchins, poke fun and call us names.
   You made us a joke among the godless,
      a cheap joke among the rabble.
   Every day I'm up against it,
      my nose rubbed in my shame—
   Gossip and ridicule fill the air,
      people out to get me crowd the street.

 17-19 All this came down on me,
      and i've done nothing to deserve it.

   I never betrayed your Covenant: my heart     

was never false, my feet never left your path.
   Do i deserve torture in a den of jackals?
      or lockup in a black hole?


 20-22 If i had forgotten to pray to my God
      or made fools of myself with store-bought gods,
   Wouldn't God have figured this out?
      I can't hide things from him.
   No, you decided to make us martyrs,
      lambs assigned for sacrifice each da
y
.

 23-26 Get up, God! Are you going to sleep all day?
      Wake up! Don't you care what happens to us?

   Why do you bury your face in the pillow?
      Why pretend things are just fine with me?
   And here i am—flat on my face in the dirt,
      held down with a boot on my neck.
   Get up and come to my rescue.
      If you love me so much, Help ME! 


Psalm 4

A David Psalm
 1 When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room;
   Now I'm in trouble again: grace me! hear me!

 2 You rabble—how long do I put up with your scorn BERNICE?
   How long will you lust after lies?
   How long will you live crazed by illusion?
 3 Look at this: look
   Who got picked by God!
   He listens the split second I call to him.


 4-5 Complain if you must, but don't lash out.
   Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking.
   Build your case before God and wait for his verdict.

 6-7 Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say.
   "More, more."
   I have God's more-than-enough,
   More joy in one ordinary day

 7-8 Than they get in all their shopping sprees.
   At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep,
   For you, God, have put my life back together. 


Psalm 8

A David Psalm
 1 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name.
 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;
      toddlers shout the songs
   That drown out enemy talk,
      and silence atheist babble.

 3-4 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,
      your handmade sky-jewelry,
   Moon and stars mounted in their settings.
      Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,
   Why do you bother with me BERNICE & MY FAMILY?
      Why take a second look our way?

 5-8 Yet we've so narrowly missed being gods,
      bright with Eden's dawn light.
   You put us in charge of your handcrafted world,
      repeated to us your Genesis-charge,
   Made us lords of sheep and cattle,
      even animals out in the wild,
   Birds flying and fish swimming,
      whales singing in the ocean deeps.

 9 God, brilliant Lord,
      your name echoes around the world. 


Psalm 19

A David Psalm
 1-2 God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon.
   Madame Day holds classes every morning,
      Professor Night lectures each evening.

 3-4 Their words aren't heard,
      their voices aren't recorded,
   But their silence fills the earth:
      unspoken truth is spoken everywhere.


 4-5 God makes a huge dome
      for the sun—a superdome!
   The morning sun's a new husband
      leaping from his honeymoon bed,
   The daybreaking sun an athlete
      racing to the tape.

 6 That's how God's Word vaults across the skies
      from sunrise to sunset,
   Melting ice, scorching deserts,
      warming hearts to faith.

 7-9 The revelation of God is whole
      and pulls our lives together.
   The signposts of God are clear
      and point out the right road.
   The life-maps of God are right,
      showing the way to joy.
   The directions of God are plain
      and easy on the eyes.
   God's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold,
      with a lifetime guarantee.

   The decisions of God are accurate
      down to the nth degree.

 10 God's Word is better than a diamond,
      better than a diamond set between emeralds.
   You'll like it better than strawberries in spring,
      better than red, ripe strawberries.

 11-14 There's more: God's Word warns us of danger
      and directs us to hidden treasure.
   Otherwise how will we find our way?
      Or know when we play the fool?
   Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh!
      Keep me from stupid sins,
      from thinking I can take over your work;
   Then I can start this day sun-washed,
      scrubbed clean of the grime of sin.
   These are the words in my mouth;
      these are what I chew on and pray.
   Accept them when I place them
      on the morning altar,
   O God, my Altar-Rock,
      God, Priest-of-My-Altar. 


Psalm 66


    All together now—applause for God! Sing songs to the tune of his glory,
      set glory to the rhythms of his praise.
   Say of God, "We've never seen anything like him!"
      When your enemies see you in action,
      they slink off like scolded dogs.
   The whole earth falls to its knees—
      it worships you, sings to you,
      can't stop enjoying your name and fame.

 5-6 Take a good look at God's wonders—
      they'll take your breath away. 8-12 Bless our God, O peoples!
      Give him a thunderous welcome!
   Didn't he set us on the road to life?
      Didn't he keep us out of the ditch?

   He trained us first,
      passed us like silver through refining fires,
   Brought us into hardscrabble country,
      pushed us to our very limit,
   Road-tested us inside and out,
      took us to hell and back;
   Finally he brought us
      to this well-watered place.


 13-15 I'm bringing my prizes and presents to your house.
      I'm doing what I said I'd do,
   What I solemnly swore I'd do
      that day when I was in so much trouble:

   The choicest cuts of meat
      for the sacrificial meal;
   Even the fragrance
      of roasted lamb is like a meal!
   Or make it an ox
      garnished with goat meat!

 16-20 All believers, come here and listen,
      let me tell you what God did for me.
   I called out to him with my mouth,
      my tongue shaped the sounds of music.
   If I had been cozy with evil,
      the Lord would never have listened.
   But he most surely did listen,
      he came on the double when he heard my prayer.
   Blessed be God: he didn't turn a deaf ear,
      he stayed with me, loyal in his love.

(verses out of The Message translation)

WFW is not about books, authors, artists.. it’s about God and HIS WORD ONLY. WFW is about celebrating the gift of creativity through God’s Word.
Join myself and some other wonderful ladies as we share at:


( picture at the marketplace n Haarlem in front o an Church)

6 comments:

Beth in NC said...

That is wonderful Bernice!!! I love it!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy WFW!
Beth

Wanda said...

What a neat idea Bernice. Happy Birthday to you. We happen to share the same birthday. Hope your days is filled with God's love and goodness.

ozjane said...

I have often read the proverb for the day of the month but never the Psalm for my birthday age....
Off to read.

Peggy said...

Blessings Bernice & a blessed happy Birthday...LOVE how you chose your
PSALMS for your special day!!! Praise God...You look wonderful and praying your birthday is just as wonderful!!
Thank You Lord for Bernice, bless her and give her special favor this day through Your Holy Spirit & continue to let her shine You and Your love!
Be with Bernice in all she puts her mind & heart to DO!!!
EnJOY a SUPER day!
Peggy

livinginbetween said...

What a great idea -- to read your birthday number in the psalms. I feel like I need to go back and do that for all of my 32 years, so when August rolls around, I can read 33. :) LOVE the psalms.

And Happy Birthday to you!

Denise said...

Happy Birthday my sweet friend, love you.

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QUOTE from LYSA TERKEUST!! (from " A MESS")
I'm convinced there's a reason the first four letters of Messiah spell mess. We need Him. Only the Messiah can take our mess and turn it into a untangled message of hope, forgiveness, and ultimately love.

ALOT OF PRAISE @ WORSHIP SONGS FROM MY BIRTHCOUNTRY
Romans 12!