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Psalm 15 – The Poor

Deare God, preserve the innocent

For they have put their trust in thee

They follow nature without recourse

Thou art their Lord, so protect them

 

They have not harmed anyone

Their sorrows multiply from the

Minds of Men that thou created

Their inheritance is a portion of thy creation

 

They suffer now without need

Preserve Them, O God: for in thee

They put their last symbol of faith

They have nothing to bargain with

 

They cannot pay to escape chaos

They would sell their daughters to

Feed their families, with holy tears

For so little freedom is granted the poor

 

Therefore my heart would be glad

If you spared a few of the poor

The pure, the self-sacrificed, the down-trodden

Remember them too, while nature inherits

 

The wicked, the industrious, the hoarders

Those profiteers know nothing about you

God, if there is such a thing as a hell

As a punishment for sin, let it be seen

 

Let the Nations that do wrong be punished

And let their children bear the weight of the stain.

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Nov 1, 2014
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