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The Creation

 - 1871-1938
And God stepped out on space,
And he looked around and said:
I'm lonely—
I'll make me a world.
And far as the eye of God could see
Darkness covered everything,
Blacker than a hundred midnights
Down in a cypress swamp.
Then God smiled,
And the light broke,
And the darkness rolled up on one side,
And the light stood shining on the other,
And God said: That's good!
Then God reached out and took the light in his hands,
And God rolled the light around in his hands
Until he made the sun;
And he set that sun a-blazing in the heavens.
And the light that was left from making the sun
God gathered it up in a shining ball
And flung it against the darkness,
Spangling the night with the moon and stars.
Then down between
The darkness and the light
He hurled the world;
And God said: That's good!
Then God himself stepped down—
And the sun was on his right hand,
And the moon was on his left;
The stars were clustered about his head,
And the earth was under his feet.
And God walked, and where he trod
His footsteps hollowed the valleys out
And bulged the mountains up.
Then he stopped and looked and saw
That the earth was hot and barren.
So God stepped over to the edge of the world
And he spat out the seven seas—
He batted his eyes, and the lightnings flashed—
He clapped his hands, and the thunders rolled—
And the waters above the earth came down,
The cooling waters came down.
Then the green grass sprouted,
And the little red flowers blossomed,
The pine tree pointed his finger to the sky,
And the oak spread out his arms,
The lakes cuddled down in the hollows of the ground,
And the rivers ran down to the sea;
And God smiled again,
And the rainbow appeared,
And curled itself around his shoulder.
Then God raised his arm and he waved his hand
Over the sea and over the land,
And he said: Bring forth! Bring forth!
And quicker than God could drop his hand,
Fishes and fowls
And beasts and birds
Swam the rivers and the seas,
Roamed the forests and the woods,
And split the air with their wings.
And God said: That's good!
Then God walked around,
And God looked around
On all that he had made.
He looked at his sun,
And he looked at his moon,
And he looked at his little stars;
He looked on his world
With all its living things,
And God said: I'm lonely still.
Then God sat down—
On the side of a hill where he could think;
By a deep, wide river he sat down;
With his head in his hands,
God thought and thought,
Till he thought: I'll make me a man!
Up from the bed of the river
God scooped the clay;
And by the bank of the river
He kneeled him down;
And there the great God Almighty
Who lit the sun and fixed it in the sky,
Who flung the stars to the most far corner of the night,
Who rounded the earth in the middle of his hand;
This great God,
Like a mammy bending over her baby,
Kneeled down in the dust
Toiling over a lump of clay
Till he shaped it in is his own image;
Then into it he blew the breath of life,
And man became a living soul.
Amen.      Amen.

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      Psalm 86 King James Version (KJV)

      86 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
      Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
      Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
      Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
      For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
      Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
      In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
      Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
      All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
      10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
      11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
      12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
      13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
      14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
      15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
      16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
      17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
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      Psalm 86 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

      Psalm 86

      A Prayer of David.

      Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and distressed, needy and desiring.
      Preserve my life, for I am godly and dedicated; O my God, save Your servant, for I trust in You [leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You, without fear or doubt].
      Be merciful and gracious to me, O Lord, for to You do I cry all the day.
      Make me, Your servant, to rejoice, O Lord, for to You do I lift myself up.
      For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our trespasses, sending them away, letting them go completely and forever]; and You are abundant in mercy and loving-kindness to all those who call upon You.
      Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; and listen to the cry of my supplications.
      In the day of my trouble I will call on You, for You will answer me.
      There is none like unto You among the gods, O Lord, neither are their works like unto Yours.
      All nations whom You have made shall come and fall down before You, O Lord; and they shall glorify Your name.
      10 For You are great and work wonders! You alone are God.
      11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name.
      12 I will confess and praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole (united) heart; and I will glorify Your name forevermore.
      13 For great is Your mercy and loving-kindness toward me; and You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol [from the exceeding depths of affliction].
      14 O God, the proud and insolent are risen against me; a rabble of violent and ruthless men has sought and demanded my life, and they have not set You before them.
      15 But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness and truth.
      16 O turn to me and have mercy and be gracious to me; grant strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaiden.
      17 Show me a sign of [Your evident] goodwill and favor, that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because You, Lord, [will show Your approval of me when You] help and comfort me.

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