The book of PSALMS in Rhyme
SHORT STORY BEHIND THIS BOOK (publication date 30.08.20):
To translate the whole book of Psalms into rhyming format is such a privilege. When God asked me to carry out this task (yes, he does speak to me), I firstly felt honoured, which was instantly followed by challenged! In total, there are 150 chapters, with a combined total of 2,461 verses. When I first started writing this book I was already writing other books and I wondered how I would possibly cope with even more writing? Well, the answer to that is, it wasn't done in my own strength, incredibly God did it through me!
In the first week, I managed to do just 20 verses and I did a quick calculation that it would take me nearly two and a half years. I simply accepted it and said, "OK God, let's do this!" He also told me that everything that I have done before, was in preparation for this task. In week 2, I managed an incredible 133 verses. The output continued to increase, with 235 verses achieved in the highest week. This was way beyond my expectations, even though I know nothing is impossible for God. The more that I wrote, the nearer I drew to God and words were pouring into my head. I would read a verse and immediately know the rhyming translation that would work. I honestly believe that God intervened and wrote most of this for me. I get to have my name on the cover, but I give God the glory for this. As I started to read it back and edit, there were times when I honestly couldn't believe what I was reading, had I written this? No, God wrote it through me!
The Psalms are so powerful. They were written to be sung or read out aloud. This rhyming version is a joy to hear and it was such a blessing to work on. My prayer is that it is also a great blessing to you and all that read it.
Brendan Conboy, Co-Author in collaboration with God.
To translate the whole book of Psalms into rhyming format is such a privilege. When God asked me to carry out this task (yes, he does speak to me), I firstly felt honoured, which was instantly followed by challenged! In total, there are 150 chapters, with a combined total of 2,461 verses. When I first started writing this book I was already writing other books and I wondered how I would possibly cope with even more writing? Well, the answer to that is, it wasn't done in my own strength, incredibly God did it through me!
In the first week, I managed to do just 20 verses and I did a quick calculation that it would take me nearly two and a half years. I simply accepted it and said, "OK God, let's do this!" He also told me that everything that I have done before, was in preparation for this task. In week 2, I managed an incredible 133 verses. The output continued to increase, with 235 verses achieved in the highest week. This was way beyond my expectations, even though I know nothing is impossible for God. The more that I wrote, the nearer I drew to God and words were pouring into my head. I would read a verse and immediately know the rhyming translation that would work. I honestly believe that God intervened and wrote most of this for me. I get to have my name on the cover, but I give God the glory for this. As I started to read it back and edit, there were times when I honestly couldn't believe what I was reading, had I written this? No, God wrote it through me!
The Psalms are so powerful. They were written to be sung or read out aloud. This rhyming version is a joy to hear and it was such a blessing to work on. My prayer is that it is also a great blessing to you and all that read it.
Brendan Conboy, Co-Author in collaboration with God.
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