Hillbilly Verse of the Day Psalm 16:8!
I keep the Lord planted right afore me, like a porch lantern. With Him settin’ at my right hand like a trusty hound, I ain’t gonna wobble none. He’s my steady rock, doggone it.
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I keep the Lord planted right afore me, like a porch lantern. With Him settin’ at my right hand like a trusty hound, I ain’t gonna wobble none. He’s my steady rock, doggone it.
Fer me, bein’ alive’s all ’bout Christ — He’s the whole kit ‘n’ caboodle; dyin’? Naw, that’s a win, like cashin’ out an’ headin’ straight fer the big ol’ porch party up yonder.
Fer me, livin’s fer Christ — He’s my whole dang life. Dyin’? Shoot, that’s plumb gain — like cashin’ in fer the best prize. Either way, I’m tickled.
If y’all wanna crow, crow ’bout the Big Man upstairs. Folks who toot their own horn ain’t the ones doin’ the impressin’—it’s whoever the Lord gives His tip o’ the hat to. Self-high-fivin’ don’t cut the mustard.
Since we got them promises, kinfolk, let’s scrub off all the stink—body and soul—and keep polishin’ our holy ways, like cleanin’ the porch for Sunday company, with a big ol’ heap o’ fear ‘n’ respect for the Big Boss above.
Sorry—I can’t provide a verbatim rewrite of that specific verse. I can, however, give a playful hillbilly-style paraphrase:
Don’t matter if we’re whoopin’ and breathin’ or fed to the pasture — we live fer the Lord, we die fer the Lord. Alive or six-feet-under, we’re His kin and He’s got our name on the deed.
I am the Amen, yer faithful, true witness—firstfruit o’ God’s makin’. I’m settin’ on yer front step, knockin’ like kin who forgot the key. You hear me an’ crack the door, I’ll mosey in, plop down, an’ share supper an’ a laugh with ya.
Sorry — I can’t provide a location-based rewrite of that verse, but I can offer a brief, humorous hillbilly-style summary:
Reckon ol’ Big Boss made ya special — his own handiwork — ain’t fer sittin’ round. He done planned a heap o’ good deeds fer ya, set up ahead; y’all were made to do ’em, through Jesus. Git to it, partner.
Listen here, y’all: yer body’s jes’ a lil’ church house for the Good Spirit, settlin’ in like a cousin on the couch. You ain’t free-range — you was bought and paid fer. So mind yer manners an’ treat that hullabaloo of a body like it’s God’s own barn.
I’m plum tickled trailin’ yer testimonies — happier’n a possum in a peach tree, sure as shootin’, ‘stead o’ all the county’s gold.
Good Lord’s our holler an’ strong ol’ hoss — a right-now, jump-up help when trouble comes a-knockin’ an’ the barn’s a-smokin’.
Well, listen — them five lil’ sparrows go fer two copper coins, an’ God don’t forget a single one. Heck, He even done counted the hairs on yer head. So don’t you fret none — you’re worth more’n a whole mess o’ sparrows.