Erin Meadows / Spirit & Truth

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of Ascent1 When Yehovah brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! 2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy.  And the other nations said, "What amazing things Yehovah has done for them."  3 Yes, Yehovah has done amazing things for us!  What joy!  4 Restore our fortunes, Yehovah, as streams renew the desert.  

Send us Fan Mail12 The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth.  13 Yehovah laughs at him, for He sees his day is coming.  14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow to cast down the afflicted and the needy, to slay those who are upright in conduct.  15 Their sword will enter their own heart, and their bows will be broken.  16 better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.  17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken buy Yehovah sustains the righteous.  

Send us Fan MailYehovah brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.  11 The counsel of Yehovah stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.  12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yehovah, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.  

Send us Fan Mail105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.  107 I am afflicted very much; revive me, O Yehovah, according to Your word.  108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yehovah, and teach me Your judgments.  109 My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law.  110 The wicked have laid a snare of me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.  111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.  112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, to the very end.  

Send us Fan Mail6 By the Word of Yehovah the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breadth of His mouth.  7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.  8 Let all the earth fear Yehovah; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.  9 For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.  

Send us Fan MailOh Yehovah, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath.  2 Be gracious to me, O Yehovah, for I am pining way; Heal me, O Yehovah, for my bones are dismayed.  3 Any my soul is greatly dismayed; But You, O Yehovah, - How long?  4 Yehovah, turn to me and rescue my life because I know Your faithful love will never fail me.  

Send us Fan MailLead me in the right path, O Yehovah, or my enemies will conquer me.  Make your way plain for me to follow.  9 My enemies cannot speak a truthful word.  Their deepest desire is to destroy others.  Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.  Their tongues are filled with flattery.  10  O Yehovah, declare them guilty.  Let them be caught in their own traps.  Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.  11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever.  Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy.  12 For you bless the godly, O Yehovah; you surround them with your shield of love. 

Send us Fan Mail4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall evil dwell with You.  5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.  6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;  Yehovah abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.  7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.  8 Lead me, O Yehovah, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.  

Send us Fan MailGive ear to my words, O Yehovah, consider my mediation.  2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.  3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Yehovah; In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.  

Send us Fan Mail3 Know that Yehovah has set apart his faithful servant for himself; Yehovah hears when I call to him.  4 Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts be silent.  5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in Yehovah.  6 Many, Yehovah, are asking, "Who will bring us prosperity?"  Let the light of your face shine on us.  7 Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.  8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Yehovah, make me dwell in safety. 

Send us Fan Mail The Safety of the FaithfulHear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!  You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.  2 How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my glory to shame?  How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood?  Selah 3 But know that Yehovah has set apart for Himself him who is godly; Yehovah will hear when I call to Him.  

Send us Fan Mail5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yehovah sustained me.  6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.  7 Arise, O Yehovah; save me, O  God!  For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.  8 Salvation belongs to Yehovah.  Your blessing is upon Your people.  Selah

Send us Fan MailYehovah, how they have increased who trouble me!  Many are they who rise up against me.  2 Many are they who say of me, "There is no help for him in God."  Selah.  3 But You, O Yehovah, are a shield for me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.  4 I cried to Yehovah with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill.  Selah

Send us Fan Mail12 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth.  11 Serve Yehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little, blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.  

Send us Fan Mail7 I will declare the decree: Yehovah has said to Me, "You are My son, today I have begotten you.  8 Ask of Me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the ends of the earth for your possession.  9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.'"

Send us Fan MailThe Messiah's Triumph and Kingdom1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing?  2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yehovah and against His Anointed, saying, 3 "Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us."  4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; Yehovah shall hold them in derision.  5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure: "Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion."

Send us Fan Mail1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!  2 But his delight is in the law of Yehovah, and in His law he meditates day and night.  3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.  4 The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away.  5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.  6 For Yehovah knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.  

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of Ascents1 Oh, praise Yehovah, all you servants of Yehovah, you who serve at night in the house of Yehovah.  2  Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise Yehovah.  3 May Yehovah, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem.  

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of AscentHow wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!  2 For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.  3 Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.  And there Yehovah has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.  

Send us Fan MailThe Eternal Dwelling of God in ZionA Psalm of Ascents13 For Yehovah has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it for his home.  14 "This is my resting place forever," He said.  "I will live here, for this is the home I desired.  15 I will satisfy its poor with food.  16 I will clothe its priests with godliness; its faithful servants will sing for joy.  17 Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people.  18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king."  

Send us Fan MailThe Eternal Dwelling of God in ZionA Psalm of Ascents.10 For the sake of your servant David, do not reject the king you have anointed.  11 Yehovah swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.  12 If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant and the law that I teach them, then your royal line will continue forever and ever."

Send us Fan MailThe Eternal Dwelling of God in ZionA Psalm of Ascents.1 Yehovah, remember David and all his afflictions; 2 How he swore to Yehovah, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:  3 surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, or go up to the comfort of my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 5 until I find a place for Yehovah, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."  6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of the woods.  7 Let us go into His tabernacle; let us worship at His footstool.  8 Arise, O Yehovah, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.  9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your saints shout for joy.  

Send us Fan MailMy Heart is MeekA Psalm of Ascent1 Yehovah, my heart is meek before you.  I don't consider myself better than others.  I'm content to not pursue matters that are over my head - such as your complex mysteries and wonders - that I'm not yet ready to understand.  2 I am humbled and quieted in your presence.  Like a contented child who rests on its mother's lap, I'm your resting child and my soul is content in you.  3 O people of God, your time has come to quietly trust, waiting upon Yehovah now and forever.  

Send us Fan Mail5 I am counting on Yehovah; yes, I am counting on him.  I have put my hope in his word.  6 I long for Yehovah more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.  7 O Israel, hope in Yehovah; for with Yehovah there is unfailing love.  His redemption overflows.  8 He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.  

Send us Fan MailWaiting for the Redemption of YehovahA Psalm of Ascent1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Yehovah; 2 Lord, hear my voice!  Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.  3 If You, Yehovah, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?  4 But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.  

Send us Fan MailSong of Victory over Zion's EnemiesA Psalm of Ascent1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me.  Let all Israel repeat this:  2 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me.  3 My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.  4 But Yehovah is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.  5 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.  6 May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown, 7 Ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.   8 And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing:  "Yehovah bless you; we bless you in Yehovah's name."

Send us Fan MailBlessings of Those Who Fear YehovahA Psalm of Ascent1 How joyful are those who fear Yehovah - all who follow His ways!  2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.   How joyful and prosperous you will be!  3. Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home.  Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.  4. That is Yehovah's blessing for those who fear him.  5 May Yehovah continually bless you from Zion.  May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.  6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.  May Israel have peace!

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of Ascent1. Unless Yehovah builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless Yehovah guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.  2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.  

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of Ascent5 Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.  6 He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.  

Send us Fan MailA Psalm of Ascent1 When Yehovah brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! 2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy.  And the other nations said, "What amazing things Yehovah has done for them."  3 Yes, Yehovah has done amazing things for us!  What joy!  4 Restore our fortunes, Yehovah, as streams renew the desert.  

Send us Fan MailYehovah the Strength of His PeopleA Song of Ascents1 Those who trust in Yehovah are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.  2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yehovah surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.  3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.  4 Do good, O Yehovah, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.  5 As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, Yehovah shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity.  Peace be upon Israel!

Send us Fan MailYehovah the Defense of His PeopleA song of Ascents.  Of David"Had it not been Yehovah who was on our side," Let Israel now say - 2 "If it had not been Yehovah who was on our side, when men rose up against us, 3 then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us, 4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul; 5 then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul."  6 Blessed be Yehovah, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.  7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.  8 Our help is in the name of Yehovah, who made heaven and earth.  

Send us Fan MailPrayer for Relief from ContemptA Song of Ascents.1 Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.  2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yehovah our God, until He has mercy on us.  3 Have mercy on us, O Yehovah, have mercy on us!  For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.  4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the the proud.  

Send us Fan MailThe Joy of Going to the House of YehovahA Song of Ascent.  Of David.1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of Yehovah."  2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!  3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together, 4 where the tribes go up, the tribes of Yehovah to the Testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yehovah.  5 For thrones are set there for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.  6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:  "May they prosper who love you.  7 Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces."  8 For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you."  9 Because of the house of Yehovah our God I will seek your good.  

Send us Fan MailA Song of Ascent / A song for pilgrims ascending to JerusalemI took my troubles to Yehovah; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.  2 Rescue me, O Yehovah, from liars and from all deceitful people.  3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you?  How will he increase your punishment?  4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.  5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech.  It pains me to live in distant Kedar.  6  I am tired of living among people who hate peace.  7 I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!

Send us Fan Mail5 Yehovah himself watches over you!  Yehovah stands beside you as your protective shade.  6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.  7 Yehovah keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.  8 Yehovah keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.  

Send us Fan MailA Song of AscentsGod the Help of Those Who Seek HimI will lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence comes my help?  2 My help comes from Yehovah, who made heaven and earth.  3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.  4  Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.  

Send us Fan MailThe Passion Translation: The Bridegroom and the Bride in Divine Duet:14 Arise, my darling!Come quickly, my beloved.Come and be the graceful gazelle with me.Come be like a young stag with me.  We will dance in the high place of the sky,yes, on the mountains of fragrant spice.Forever we shall be united as one!

Send us Fan MailThe Passion TranslationThe Shulamite Bride...11 My bridegroom-king has a vineyard of love made from a multitude of followers.  His caretakers of this vineyard have given my beloved their best.  12 But as for my own vineyard of love, I give all the glory to you.  And I will give double honor to those who serve my beloved and have watched over my soul.  13. My beloved, one with me in my garden, how marvelous that my friends, the brides-to-be, now hear your voice and song.  Let me now hear it again.  

Send us Fan MailThe Shulamite Bride:8 My brothers said to me when I was young, "Our sister is so immature.  What will we do to guard her for her wedding day?"The Bridegroom King:We will build a tower of redemption to protect her.  Since she is vulnerable, we will enclose her with a wall of cedar boards.The Shulamite Bride:But now I have grown and become a bride, and my love for him has made me a tower of passion and contentment for my beloved.  I am now a firm wall of protection for others, guarding them from harm.  This is how he sees me - I am the one who brings him bliss, finding favor in his eyes.  

Send us Fan MailMany waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it.  If a man tried to buy love with all his wealth, his offer would be utterly scorned.  

Send us Fan Mail5 Who is this one?  She arises out of her desert, clinging to her beloved.  When I awakened you under the apple tree, as you were feasting upon me, I awakened your innermost being with the travail of birth as you longed for more of me.  6 Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forevermore.  This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love.  My passion is stronger than the chains of death and the grave, all consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God.  Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being.  

Send us Fan Mail1 If only I could show everyone this passionate desire I have for you.  If only I could express it fully, no matter who was watching me, without shame or embarrassment.  2 I long to bring you to my innermost chamber - this holy sanctuary you have formed within me.  O that I might carry you within me!  I would give you the spiced wine of my love, this fully cup of bliss that we share.  We would drink our fill until... 3 His left hand cradles my head while his right hold holds me close.  We are at rest in this love.  4 Promise me, brides-to-be, by the gentle gazelles and delicate deer, that you'll not disturb my love until he is ready to arise.  

Send us Fan Mail13 The love apples are in bloom, sending forth their fragrance of spring.  The rarest of fruits are found at our doors - the new as well as the old.  I have stored them for you, my lover-friend!

Send us Fan MailThe Passion Translation 9 For your kisses of love are exhilarating, more than any delight I've known before.  Your kisses of love awaken even the lips of sleeping ones.  The Shulamite Bride10 Now I know that I am for my beloved and all his desires are fulfilled in me.  11 Come away, my lover.  Come with me to the far away fields.  We will run away together to the forgotten places and show them redeeming love.  12 Let us arise and run to the vineyards of your people and see if the budding vines of love are now in full bloom.  We will discover if their passion is awakened.  There I will display my love for you.  

Send us Fan Mail6 How delicious is your fair beauty, it cannot be described as I count the delights you bring to me.  Love has become the greatest.  You stand in victory above the rest, stately and secure as you share with me your vineyard of love.  8 Now I decree, I will ascend my palm tree.  I will take hold of you with my power, possessing every part of my fruitful bride.  Your love I will drink as wine, and your words will be mine.  

Send us Fan MailThe Passion Translation4 Your life stands tall as a tower, like a shining light on a hill.  Your revelation eyes are pure, like pools of refreshing - sparkling light for a multitude.  Such discernment surrounds you, protecting you from the enemy's advance.  5 Redeeming love crowns you as royalty.  Your thoughts are full of life, wisdom, and virtue.  Even a king is held captive by your beauty. New Living Translation4 Your neck is as beautiful as an ivory tower.  Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim.  Your nose is as fine as the tower of Lebanon overlooking Damascus.  5 Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel, and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty.  The king is held captive by its tresses.  

Send us Fan MailThe Passion Translation1 How beautiful on the mountains are the sandaled feet of this one bringing such good news.  You are truly royalty!  The way you walk so gracefully in my ways displays such dignity.  You are truly the poetry of God-His very handiwork.  2-3 Out of your innermost being is flowing the fullness of my Spirit - never failing to satisfy.  Within your womb there is a birthing of harvest wheat; they are the sons and daughters nurtured by the purity you impart.  How gracious you have become!

Send us Fan MailThe Shulamite Bride:11 I decided to go down to the valley streams where the orchards of the king grow and mature.  I longed to know if hearts were opening.  Are the budding vines blooming with new growth?  Has their springtime of passionate love arrived?  12 Then suddenly my longings transported me.  My divine desire brought me next to my beloved prince, sitting with him in his royal chariot.  We were lifted up together.  Zion maidens, brides-to-be:13 Come back!  Return to us, O maiden of his majesty.  Dance for us as we gaze upon your beauty.  The Shulamite Bride:Why would you seek a mere Shulamite like me?  Why would you want to see my dance of love?The Bridegroom King:Because you dance so gracefully, as though you danced with angels!

Send us Fan MailNew Living TranslationYour teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed.  Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin.  7 Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil.  8 Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines are countless young women, 9 I would still choose my dove, my perfect one the favorite of her mother, dearly loved by the one who bore her.  The young women see her and praise her; even queens and royal concubines sing her praises:  10 "Who is this, arising like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as an army with billowing banners?"The Passion Translation6 The shining of your spirit shows how you have taken my truth and become balanced and complete.  7 Your beautiful blushing cheeks reveal how real your passion is for me,  even hidden behind your veil of humility.  8 I could have chose any from among the vast multitude of royal ones who follow me.  9 But unique is my beloved dove-unrivaled in beauty, without equal, beyond compare, the perfect one, the favorite one.  Others see your beauty and sing of your joy.  Brides and queens chant your praise: "How blessed is she!"  10 Look at you now - arising as the daysprings of the dawn, fair as the shining moon, bright and brilliant as the sun in all its strength - astonishing to behold as a majestic army waving banners of victory.