How do you pray? Raw and honest or buttoned up and polite?The pattern of prayer in the PsalmsCall out to GodComplainMake your RequestsRemember and PraisePsalm 51-3 Listen, God! Please, pay attention!    Can you make sense of these ramblings,    my groans and cries?    King-God, I need your help.Every morning    you’ll hear me at it again.Every morning    I lay out the pieces of my life    on your altar    and watch for fire to descend.4-6 You don’t socialize with Wicked,    or invite Evil over as your houseguest.Hot-Air-Boaster collapses in front of you;    you shake your head over Mischief-Maker.God destroys Lie-Speaker;    Blood-Thirsty and Truth-Bender disgust you.7-8 And here I am, your invited guest—    it’s incredible!I enter your house; here I am,    prostrate in your inner sanctum,Waiting for directions    to get me safely through enemy lines.9-10 Every word they speak is a land mine;    their lungs breathe out poison gas.Their throats are gaping graves,    their tongues slick as mudslides.Pile on the guilt, God!    Let their so-called wisdom wreck them.Kick them out! They’ve had their chance.11-12 But you’ll welcome us with open arms    when we run for cover to you.Let the party last all night!    Stand guard over our celebration.You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers,    for decking us out in delight.

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