Forever Near (A Poem based on Psalm 139)

(This past Sunday, the sermon in church was based on Psalm 139. I wrote this poem while re-reading this passage and mulling over it.)

In my mother’s womb, you formed me with care,
Knitting me together with precision so rare.
You made me complex, a wonder to behold,
Your workmanship is marvelous, a treasure untold.

You watched me being formed in the secret night.
Recorded in your book each day of my life.
Even before I took my first breath,
Your love has been deeper than the ocean’s depth.

When I sit, you stay with me,
When I rise, you’re still with me.
What I say, you know even before I do,
You know me inside out, through and through.

You know each secret thought, each hidden part,
Yet your presence will never depart.
This is something so hard to understand,
I am grateful, Lord, for your guiding hand.

Even if I sink to the ocean bed,
Your presence surrounds me, lifting my head.
In the middle of the darkest night,
You are the Light, shining bright.

Your thoughts about me cannot be numbered by hand,
They are precious and more numerous than the grains of sand.
I wake up each morning, and you are still with me,
A constant presence, I can guarantee.

You’re the God who knows me best,
Yet loves me the most, I can attest.
In your eyes, I’m precious and dear,
A child of yours, forever near.