Psalms are poems, songs, chants of the sacred. These psalms are written by LDS women in praise of and gratitude for Jesus Christ.
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Psalm on a Sleepless Night

September 16, 2022
Psalm on a Sleepless Night Kristine W. Matthews O, Jesus, my Savior and dearest friend, My companion in this season of sorrow, Wilt Thou walk... (Read More)

Psalm 51 ~ A psalm for healing from sin

September 16, 2022
Psalm 51 ~ A psalm for healing from sin Catie Nielson Lord of love, have mercy on me. Your mercy is a deep river. Wash... (Read More)

Psalm for the Creator

September 16, 2022
Psalm for the Creator Lorren Lemmons For beloved bits of earth burrowed into my soul–– diamond-cold creek, edged with yarrow and thimbleberry; jagged canyon sheltered... (Read More)

Psalm

September 16, 2022
Psalm Merrijane Rice A dissonant tune twinned to plaintive words can live and spread like aspen roots, binding generations. David bargains, begs forgiveness, praises the... (Read More)

The Sun of God

September 16, 2022
The Sun of God Olivia Bown Flinders When I was a child I didn’t spell things right And I thought the Son of God was... (Read More)

At the Well

September 16, 2022
At the Well Angela Ricks Day after day The sun high The land dry I come to the well Empty Desperate for something To quench... (Read More)

How I Hear Him

September 16, 2022
How I Hear Him Kaye Whiting Romney I hear Him In the gentle breeze Of leaves Half-flushed With green and gold. I hear Him In... (Read More)

Untitled

September 16, 2022
Untitled Natalie Brown O, Jehovah, Thou Son of God, let my praise to Thee be found on my lips. Allow my tears to wash Thy... (Read More)

Tethered to Heaven

September 9, 2022
Tethered to Heaven April Demes Lines of heart and mind silken invisible but tensile and tough Even when I severed some myself I could feel... (Read More)

Fireside Series: Psalms in Praise of Christ

August 12, 2022
To coincide with our study of the Psalms and Proverbs in Come, Follow Me, we are hosting a virtual gathering to celebrate Christ through poetry.... (Read More)

Special Series: Call for Psalms (2022)

July 31, 2022
We are seeking Psalms. More specifically, poems in praise of Jesus Christ. The poem can be in any style. The poem must not exceed 150... (Read More)

Praise & Gratitude

June 22, 2018
by Rachel Hunt Steenblik Jersey City, NJ, USA As One Whom His Mother Comforteth She showed Her Son how to mother, so He could show... (Read More)

To Always Remember

June 22, 2018
To Always Remember Emily Porter Brooklyn, NY, USA “Walking the old hills of Judea with the beautiful gentle God by my side” -Walt Whitman Beholding... (Read More)

Awakening

June 22, 2018
Awakening Elisabeth S. Weagel Albuquerque, NM, USA Mother pricked her finger And so we all fell asleep Dreamily waiting for the Prince’s kiss. Sometimes dreams... (Read More)

Betwixt

June 22, 2018
Betwixt by Trisha Smith-Pierce Bangkok, Thailand The river gushes down my face Tears twist and turn Dodging knuckles Pressed against my cheeks I peek between... (Read More)

Psalm

June 22, 2018
Psalm By Meredith Marshall Nelson Charlottesville, VA, USA We love to talk about the rain that makes a garden grow— dismiss the dung that drives... (Read More)

The Bridge to Heaven’s Gates

June 19, 2018
The Bridge to Heaven’s Gates Kayla B. Bach Orange, CA, USA No head need I but Jesus Christ My Savior, Lord, and King For through... (Read More)

An 18-Year-Old Psalm of Praise and Joy

June 19, 2018
An 18-Year-Old Psalm of Praise and Joy by Elise White Forbes Orangevale, CA, USA If I am a garden, then he holds the hose Gives... (Read More)

Burnished Stones

June 19, 2018
Burnished Stones by Jana Peterson Pawlowski Herriman, Utah, USA If I could write a sonnet to help thee gather me in; it would embrace the... (Read More)

You Ask

June 17, 2018
You Ask by Elizabeth Ostler Brooklyn, NY, USA You ask me to come unto thee You ask to make my burdens light You ask me... (Read More)

Cold Christmas

June 17, 2018
Cold Christmas An acrostic sonnet By Nancy Roche Rexburg, ID, USA Just and unjust step we onwards, wise men. Endless night around us and our... (Read More)

All Rise

June 17, 2018
All Rise by Lindsey Price Jackson New Haven, CT, USA All rise, the Eternal Judges enter God the Parents take Their throne I tremble, I... (Read More)

Holy Tears

June 16, 2018
Holy Tears by Laura Parry Lehi, Utah, USA Lazarus lay in the grave, A long four days he slept. Martha, Mary, many kin, Around his... (Read More)

Translated (Not Yet)

June 15, 2018
Translated (Not Yet) by McArthur Krishna Faizabad, UP, INDIA When I was a child, I thought I would be translated By 20… or latest 21.... (Read More)

Threshing with God, a Psalm of Brain Injury

June 14, 2018
Threshing with God, a Psalm of Brain Injury by Elizabeth Pinborough Salt Lake City, UT, USA For months you felt mute, or rather, I did.... (Read More)

Rejoice

June 13, 2018
Rejoice Kathryn Knight Sonntag Salt Lake City, UT, USA Because the path of sackcloth and ashes we travel leads to the eternal mountain of Ezekiel,... (Read More)

The Fragment Keeper

June 12, 2018
The Fragment Keeper Trisha Kc Buel Wheeldon Eglin AFB, FL, USA She breaks into screams as I crack the egg. All she has known is... (Read More)

Redemption

June 11, 2018
Redemption By Melissa Marshall Charlottesville, VA, USA I brim with words both beautiful and sweet. They stain my mind as the dust from far away... (Read More)

Ode to Jesus

June 10, 2018
Ode to Jesus By Alyce Larsen Lancaster, PA, USA You spoke to me in song before I knew My fondest dream would also cause me... (Read More)

Psalm of Petitionary Praise: A Cry from the Margins

June 9, 2018
Psalm of Petitionary Praise: A Cry from the Margins By Carmen Sophia Cutler Peoria, AZ, USA Lord, are you at the center?— that hub of surety,... (Read More)
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