I wish I could write music like that!

Hello, John and Doves,

Have you ever heard the Air in G,

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,

Sleepers, Awake!,

or The Sheep May Safely Graze?

These were all written by the renowned Johann Sebastian Bach.

Maybe you said to yourself, “I wish I could write music like that!”

Well, I do not know if you are joking, but surely this man is joking:

Who is PDQ Bach? He is a joke. But you are not.

And yet it is written,

A psalm^a of David.

1Keep me safe, O God,

for I have come to you for refuge.

2I said to the Lord, “You are my Master!

Every good thing I have comes from you.”

3The godly people in the land

are my true heroes!

I take pleasure in them!

4Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.

I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood

or even speak the names of their gods.

5Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.

You guard all that is mine.

6The land you have given me is a pleasant land.

What a wonderful inheritance!

7I will bless the Lord who guides me;

even at night my heart instructs me.

8I know the Lord is always with me.

I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

9No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.^b

My body rests in safety.

10For you will not leave my soul among the dead^c

or allow your holy one^d to rot in the grave.

11You will show me the way of life,

granting me the joy of your presence

and the pleasures of living with you forever.^e

~Blessings,

Mike