Three Little Birds

I know every bird in the mountains.

~  Psalm 50

Kringle Fights The Power

 With flattery

he will corrupt those 

who have violated the covenant, 

but the people who know their God 

will firmly resist him.

~  Daniel 11

RIP Peter O'Toole

  

Then Melchizedek, king of Salem,
brought out bread and wine.
He was priest of God Most High
~  Genesis 14

Bad Reputation

“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”

~John 1

I'd Love To Be As Heavy As Jesus

Aware that his disciples 

were grumbling about this, 

Jesus said to them, 

“Does this offend you?"

~  John 6

How Deep Is The Ocean?

 Praise the Lord from the earth, 

you great sea creatures 

and all ocean depths...

~ Psalm 148

Atomic Rooster

Jesus answered:

“Will you really lay down your life for me?

 Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows,

 you will disown me three times!"

~  John 13

Chained And Bound

Prepare chains! 

For the land is full of bloodshed, 

and the city is full of violence.

~  Ezekiel 7

Teenager In Love

My beloved thrust his hand 

through the latch-opening; 

my heart began to pound for him.

~  Song of Songs 5

I Am A Rock

The Lord is my rock, 

my fortress and my deliverer; 

my God is my rock, 

in whom I take refuge, 

my shield 

and the horn of my salvation, 

my stronghold.

~  Psalm 18

40,000 Headmen

He will be a wild ass of a man; 

his hand will be against everyone 

and everyone’s hand against him, 

and he will live in hostility 

 toward all his brothers...

~Genesis 16

Cocaine

The earth reels like a drunkard, 

it sways like a hut in the wind; 

so heavy upon it 

is the guilt of its rebellion

 that it falls—never to rise again.

~ Isaiah 24

The Big Green Serpent

“See, I will send venomous snakes among you, 

vipers that cannot be charmed, 

and they will bite you,”

 declares the Lord.

~  Jeremiah 8

RIP Lou Reed

Lou Reed Never Compromised

He's gone now, but people will be figuring him out for a while yet.

 All Lou's lyrics in one spot

 

Lou Reed at Beverly High

 

Lou's Site

Have the gates of death been shown to you? 

Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

~  Job 38

The Weed Smoker's Dream

Then God said, 

“I give you every seed-bearing plant 

on the face of the whole earth 

and every tree that has fruit 

with seed in it. 

They will be yours for food."

~  Genesis 1

She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina

 

Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.

~ Psalm 120

 

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

I do not hide your righteousness 

in my heart; 

I speak of your faithfulness 

and your saving help.

 I do not conceal your love

 and your faithfulness

from the great assembly.

~  Psalm 40

When The Eagle Flies

The Lord will bring 

a nation against you

 from far away, 

from the ends of the earth, 

like an eagle swooping down,

 a nation whose language 

you will not understand, 

a fierce-looking nation 

without respect for the old

 or pity for the young.

~ Deuteronomy 28

Prenzlauerberg

 

Come, my children,

listen to me; 

I will teach you 

the fear of the Lord.

~ Psalm 34

Huayno

Let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

~  Psalm 96

Great King Rat

Make models of the 

tumors and of the rats 

that are destroying the country, 

and give glory to Israel’s god. 

Perhaps he will lift his hand 

 from you 

and your gods 

and your land.

~ 1 Samuel 6

Keep Under Cover

Today you are driving me from the land, 

and I will be hidden from your presence; 

I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, 

and whoever finds me will kill me...

~  Genesis 4

Father And Son

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: 

He said to me, 

“You are my son;

 today I have become your father."

 ~ Psalm 2

Masters Of War

Isaiah 17

 A prophecy against Damascus

Woe to the many nations that rage—
    they rage like the raging sea!
Woe to the peoples who roar—
    they roar like the roaring of great waters!

 

Over Under Sideways Down

Choose some wise, understanding 

and respected men 

from each of your tribes, 

and I will set them over you...

~ Deuteronomy 1

The Great Cock & Seagull Race

Photo by PBird

Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground 
all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky.
 He brought them to the man 
to see what he would name them; 
 and whatever the man called each living creature, 
that was its name.
~ Genesis 2

Everyday I Write The Book

At that time Michael, 

the great prince 

who protects your people, 

will arise. 

There will be a time of distress 

such as has not happened 

from the beginning of nations

until then.

 But at that time your people

everyone whose name 

is found written in the book

will be delivered.

~ Daniel 12

Bang Bang

Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy;  

shoot your arrows and rout them.

~ Psalm 144

A Simple Twist of Fate

 Fate, 1920 Alphonse Maria Mucha

The wise have eyes in their heads, 

while the fool walks in the darkness; 

but I came to realize 

that the same fate overtakes them both.

~  Ecclesiastes 2

Hymne à L'Amour

 Let him lead me to the banquet hall, 

and let his banner over me be love.

~Song of Songs 2

Then I'll Be Tired Of You

You have granted him his heart’s desire...

~ Psalm 21

Salome

21 Finally the opportune time came. 

On his birthday Herod gave a banquet 

for his high officials and military commanders 

and the leading men of Galilee. 

22 When the daughter of Herodias 

came in and danced, 

she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl, 

“Ask me for anything you want,

and I’ll give it to you.”

 23 And he promised her with an oath, 

“Whatever you ask I will give you, 

up to half my kingdom.”

24 She went out and said to her mother, 

“What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,”

 she answered.

25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: 

“I want you to give me right now 

the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

26 The king was greatly distressed,

 but because of his oaths and his dinner guests,

 he did not want to refuse her. 

27 So he immediately sent an executioner 

with orders to bring John’s head. 

The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 

28 and brought back his head on a platter. 

He presented it to the girl, 

and she gave it to her mother.

~Mark 6:21-29

Streets Of London

 The highways are deserted, 

no travelers are on the roads. 

The treaty is broken, 

its witnesses are despised, 

no one is respected.

~  Isaiah 33

Une Nuit A Paris

“I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

~ Exodus 2

Not The Girl You Think You Are

 Jesus said to them, 

“Why are you bothering this woman? 

She has done a beautiful thing to me.

~  Matthew 26

Amen Corner

“Cursed is anyone 

who withholds justice

 from the foreigner,

 the fatherless 

or the widow.” 

Then all the people shall say,

 “Amen!”

~  Deuteronomy 27

Two Ton Feather

 He will cover you with his feathers, 

and under his wings you will find refuge;

 his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

~ Psalm 91

 

A Fish On Land

The fish in the Nile died, 

and the river smelled so bad 

that the Egyptians 

could not drink its water. 

Blood was everywhere in Egypt

~ Exodus 7

Smiling Faces

I hate and detest falsehood 

but I love your law.

~  Psalm 119

Hard Headed Woman

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

~  Proverbs 31

 

 

You Know I'm No Good

Though my father and mother forsake me, 

the Lord will receive me.

~  Psalm 27

 

London Calling

Does he not regard us as foreigners?

~  Genesis 31