Psalm for the Fatherless

The Lord is my Father,
   for my earthly father failed me.
The Lord receives all orphans and outcasts.
   He comforts the fatherless,
      holding them in His arms.
The Lord restores all who are downcast and broken,
   all who feel betrayed and rejected.
The Lord provides for all who are in need,
   the poverty-stricken and empty.
The Lord protects the helpless and weak,
   the powerless and exposed.
He answers all who call on Him in truth.
He is my Shelter.
   Even when I feel abandoned
      and trialed beyond my strength,
         far beyond my ability to bear;
      He enables me to stand.
Surely the abundant,
 boundless,
  enduring,
   unfailing,
    compassionate,
     gracious,
      merciful,
       self-sacrificing,
        redeeming,
         saving love of the Lord
 will pursue and
  protect and
   keep me all the days of my life, and
    I will dwell
     in the house of the Lord
      forever.

2-26-2012