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1 A David psalm

Bilious and bloated, they gas,

"God is gone."

Their words are poison gas,

fouling the air; they poison

Rivers and skies;

thistles are their cash crop.

2 God sticks his head out of heaven.

He looks around.

He's looking for someone not stupid—

one man, even, God-expectant,

just one God-ready woman.

3 He comes up empty. A string

of zeros. Useless, unshepherded

Sheep, taking turns pretending

to be Shepherd.

The ninety and nine

follow their fellow.

4 Don't they know anything,

all these impostors?

Don't they know

they can't get away with this—

Treating people like a fast-food meal

over which they're too busy to pray?

5 Night is coming for them, and nightmares,

for God takes the side of victims.

6 Do you think you can mess

with the dreams of the poor?

You can't, for God

makes their dreams come true.

7 Is there anyone around to save Israel?

Yes. God is around; God turns life around.

Turned-around Jacob skips rope,

turned-around Israel sings laughter.

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