God Almighty is a Mighty Fortress
A beautiful Castle that shines brighter than the sun!
His battlements are impenetrable!
His walls reach into the heavens!
There is safety in His courtyard!
There is peace in His cathedra!
But alas I cannot breech His mighty fortress,
I cannot scale His towering walls.
Who am I but sinful dust?
Who am I that He, the Mighty Warrior would allow me shelter?
God Almighty shouts from His tall tower,
Enter in all who pay the price!
No sin may enter here, but he who is without sin may come,
He who has kept my laws may freely enter!
I am undone, I am like a worm upon the hot sand,
My flesh melts under the heat of His gaze, like wax from a candle,
I cannot stand before His might,
His sword cuts my flesh,
my sins flash before me,
no hope for me,
I shall die and return to dust,
forever outside His holy walls.
Who will deliver me?
Who will transport me to His cathedral?
Behold the Son!
He lowers Himself from the splendor of the castle,
to touch the dirty earth that binds me to it,
that holds me to the dust from which I was made,
He shouts out to the masses
Only death can pay for sin, only blood shed can pay your price!
The Son dies,
My sin the nails that bind Him to the tree,
My hand holds the hammer,
My heart is torn within me, like a cloth caught between the teeth of dogs,
The sky is darkened,
day becomes night,
The earth shakes like a mighty behemoth
A wall cracks open,
An open door appears before me,
But I cannot cross the chasm between me and the castle that is Almighty God,
The Son rises, clothed in splendor,
Nail scarred hands outstretch,
He lays down, stretched out before me,
A Mighty Drawbridge,
The light of the Castle that is my God shines forth from the open door,
I walk across, upon the sacrifice of the Son,
The Drawbridge that leads me home.
My debt is paid,
My sins are covered,
I reside in the Castle that is my God,
I dwell behind the shelter of His towering walls,
I have peace within His cathedral.
My God is a strong Tower, a mighty Fortress, a beautiful Castle!
This Psalm was written as a writing exercise, my task was to compose a Psalm using metaphors to describe God.