You could cry today
Celebrate anyway
You could moan today
Celebrate anyway
You could shout today
Celebrate anyway
You could curse today
Celebrate anyway
You could live today
Celebrate anyway
You could die today
Celebrate anyway
You could read today
Celebrate anyway
You could write today
Celebrate anyway
You could win today
Celebrate anyway
You could lose today
Celebrate anyway
Whatever your emotions feel
Whatever others do or say
Whatever others do NOT do or do NOT say
Whatever you choose to do or not do
What will it change long term anyway
You will grow old or not
You are loved or not
You are a good person or not
You do your best or you don’t
Celebrate anyway
The sun still shines
The earth still turns
People are born
People are dying
People are loving
People are hating
Celebrate anyway
Or not
It’s your choice to begrudge or celebrate this day
It’s your choice to resent or embrace this moment
Since it’s your choice and within your power I say
Celebrate anyway
66 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Psalm 66New International Version
Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
2 Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”[a]
5 Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!
6 He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by his power,
his eyes watch the nations—
let not the rebellious rise up against him.
8 Praise our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and fulfill my vows to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
Footnotes
- Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.
King James Version (KJV)
Choose not to believe what a junkie says about you
Choose not to believe what a criminal says about you
Pay no mind what a pedophile thinks about you
Ignore what a fool tells others about you
It’s okay that a rapist doesn’t like you
It’s fine that a thief doesn’t have “the time”
Pay no mind that a user isn’t kind
Pay attention to the compassionate
Pay attention to the authentic
Pay attention to the loyal
Pay attention to the intelligent
Pay attention to the modest
Pay attention to the humble
Pay attention to the generous
Pay attention to the consistent
Pay attention to the self disciplined
Pay attention to the quiet ones
Pay attention to those who respect your boundaries
Pay attention to those who don’t need you to define them
Pay attention to those who don’t require you to act like this, look like that
Almighty GOD has struck the minds of the unkind
Almighty GOD has struck the minds of the evil ones
Almighty GOD has put the evil in bondage to the flesh
If you are reading this you are blessed
Elohim is on our side. That’s the reason to CELEBRATE.
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