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Punk Psalms

by Christ Conduit

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Psalm 56 02:42
Have pity, God Most High! My enemies chase me all day. Many of them are pursuing and attacking me, but even when I am afraid, I keep on trusting you. I praise your promises! I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me. Enemies spend the whole day finding fault with me; all they think about is how to do me harm. They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me. They won’t get away[b] with these crimes, God, because when you get angry, you destroy people. You have kept record of my days of wandering. You have stored my tears in your bottle and counted each of them. When I pray, Lord God, my enemies will retreat, because I know for certain that you are with me. I praise your promises! I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me. I will keep my promises to you, my God, and bring you gifts. You protected me from death and kept me from stumbling, so that I would please you and follow the light that leads to life.
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Psalm 66 03:23
Tell everyone on this earth to shout praises to God! Sing about his glorious name. Honor him with praises. Say to God, “Everything you do is fearsome, and your mighty power makes your enemies come crawling. You are worshiped by everyone! We all sing praises to you.” Come and see the fearsome things our God has done! When God made the sea dry up, our people walked across, and because of him, we celebrated there. His mighty power rules forever, and nothing the nations do can be hidden from him. So don’t turn against God. All of you people, come praise our God! Let his praises be heard. God protects us from death and keeps us steady. Our God, you tested us, just as silver is tested. You trapped us in a net and gave us heavy burdens. You sent war chariots to crush our skulls. We traveled through fire and through floods, but you brought us to a land of plenty. I will bring sacrifices into your house, my God, and I will do what I promised when I was in trouble. I will sacrifice my best sheep and offer bulls and goats on your altar. All who worship God, come here and listen; I will tell you everything God has done for me. I prayed to the Lord, and I praised him. If my thoughts had been sinful, he would have refused to hear me. But God did listen and answered my prayer. Let’s praise God! He listened when I prayed, and he is always kind.
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Psalm 67 04:39
Our God, be kind and bless us! Be pleased and smile. Then everyone on earth will learn to follow you, and all nations will see your power to save us. Make everyone praise you and shout your praises. Let the nations celebrate with joyful songs, because you judge fairly and guide all nations. Make everyone praise you and shout your praises. Our God has blessed the earth with a wonderful harvest! Pray for his blessings to continue and for everyone on earth to worship our God.
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Psalm 68 05:08
Do something, God! Scatter your hateful enemies. Make them turn and run. Scatter them like smoke! When you come near, make them melt like wax in a fire. But let your people be happy and celebrate because of you. Our God, you are the one who rides on the clouds, and we praise you. Your name is the Lord, and we celebrate as we worship you. Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows. You find families for those who are lonely. You set prisoners free and let them prosper,[a] but all who rebel will live in a scorching desert. You set your people free, and you led them through the desert. God of Israel, the earth trembled, and rain poured down. You alone are the God who rules from Mount Sinai. When your land was thirsty, you sent showers to refresh it. Your people settled there, and you were generous to everyone in need. You gave the command, and a chorus of women told what had happened: “Kings and their armies retreated and ran, and everything they left is now being divided. And for those who stayed back to guard the sheep, there are metal doves with silver-coated wings and shiny gold feathers.” God All-Powerful, you scattered the kings like snow falling on Mount Zalmon.[b] Our Lord and our God, Bashan is a mighty mountain covered with peaks. Why is it jealous of Zion, the mountain you chose as your home forever? When you, Lord God, appeared to your people[c] at Sinai, you came with thousands of mighty chariots. When you climbed the high mountain, you took prisoners with you and were given gifts. Your enemies didn’t want you to live there, but they gave you gifts. We praise you, Lord God! You treat us with kindness day after day, and you rescue us. You always protect us and save us from death. Our Lord and our God, your terrible enemies are ready for war,[d] but you will crush their skulls. You promised to bring them from Bashan and from the deepest sea. Then we could stomp on their blood, and our dogs could chew on their bones. We have seen crowds marching to your place of worship, our God and King. The singers come first, and then the musicians, surrounded by young women playing tambourines. They come shouting, “People of Israel, praise the Lord God!” The small tribe of Benjamin leads the way, followed by the leaders from Judah. Then come the leaders from Zebulun and Naphtali. Our God, show your strength! Show us once again. Then kings will bring gifts to your temple in Jerusalem.[e] Punish that animal that lives in the swamp![f] Punish that nation whose leaders and people are like wild bulls. Make them come crawling with gifts of silver. Scatter those nations that enjoy making war.[g] Force the Egyptians to bring gifts of bronze; make the Ethiopians[h] hurry to offer presents.[i] Now sing praises to God! Every kingdom on earth, sing to the Lord! Praise the one who rides across the ancient skies; listen as he speaks with a mighty voice. Tell about God’s power! He is honored in Israel, and he rules the skies. The God of Israel is fearsome in his temple, and he makes us strong. Let’s praise our God!

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There's something special about the Word of God. The spiritual realm reacts to the Word of God, and then we see that reaction manifest itself here in our physical world.

Someone once said that you don't read the Bible, the Bible reads YOU. That's pretty wild. Anyway, here's 4 Psalms from the Bible set to fast punk/thrash music.

Many of the Psalms are sad and find the writer crying out to God to do something. Soulful wailing from one of God's servants literally hiding from enemies trying to kill the writer. The depths of despair.

And many of the Psalms are wonderful tributes to God's Love and all the wonderful things he has done.

The sour and the sweet.

"How long will you hide, God?" I don't know if I'd ever have the guts to say something like that to God, but the writers of the Psalms say it numerous times.

In short, the Psalms are some of the most real and honest feelings, and we all can relate to them. I pray that God pours out his love on everyone who listens to this, and blows you away with the power of His presence.

God is powerful, and we shout praises to Him! I truly believe that praising and worshiping God is one of the most powerful things we can do to affect change in our world.

There must be a reason there are angels positioned around the throne of God who sing praises to God all day and all night.

Revelation 4:6-11: 'Before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."'

I feel like Satan (the adversary) can't hang when we're praising God. He can't stand it. There must be a reason that around the throne of God the angels sing praises to God 24/7. I speculate that it's partially a defense mechanism, because Satan is allergic to us praising God.

Thanks for listening, and remember: no matter what you have done, are doing, or will do --- God is not done with you yet!!! God loves you, this world hates you, and Satan wants to destroy you.

Don't let the world drag you down with it! Don't let the church drag you down!! Stand up and embrace the perfect Love of God!!

-Johnathan Rapp

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released December 14, 2017

Produced by Johnathan Rapp using Music Maker Jam; Vocals by Johnathan Rapp. Lyrics from the Psalms in the Bible

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