{"id":63,"date":"2015-01-14T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigly.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-01-14T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:22:57","slug":"song-idea-based-on-a-psalm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Crushed (Song Based on a Psalm)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Testament has some good inspiration for metal music. This song\u00a0is based on Psalm 117 (or 118, depending on your Bible) verses 10-14.\u00a0<span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.0\"><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$0:0\">Here&#8217;s the translation I was reading, which is very familiar to those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours:<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$1:0\" \/><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$3:0\" \/><em><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$4:0\">All the nations encompassed me;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><em><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3\"><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0\"><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$1:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$2:0\">in the name of the Lord I crushed them.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$3:0\" \/><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$5:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$6:0\">They encompassed me on every side;\u00a0<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$7:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$8:0\">in the name of the Lord I crushed them.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$9:0\" \/><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$11:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$12:0\">They encompassed me like bees, they flared up like fire among thorns;\u00a0<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$13:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$14:0\">in the name of the Lord I crushed them.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$15:0\" \/><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$17:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$18:0\">I was hard pressed and was falling,\u00a0<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$19:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$20:0\">but the Lord helped me.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$21:0\" \/><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$23:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$24:0\">My strength and my courage is the Lord,\u00a0<\/span><br data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$25:0\" \/><span data-reactid=\".3n.1:3:1:$comment10205214029336015_10205214077617222:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$26:0\">and he has been my savior.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chesty Puller (famous Marine), meet the Old Testament! Paraphrasing him in this song: &#8220;The enemy is in front of us, the enemy&#8217;s behind us, the enemy&#8217;s on either flank&#8230; we&#8217;ve got &#8217;em right where we want &#8217;em!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of\u00a0this song\u00a0is a prayer for the rebuking of evil spirits. Pray it with me and you and your family will be blessed.<\/p>\n<p>Hit the play button to give it a listen.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-63-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/craigly.com\/mp3s\/Craig%20Moran%20-%20Crushed.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/craigly.com\/mp3s\/Craig%20Moran%20-%20Crushed.mp3\">http:\/\/craigly.com\/mp3s\/Craig%20Moran%20-%20Crushed.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Testament has some good inspiration for metal music. This song\u00a0is based on Psalm 117 (or 118, depending on your Bible) verses 10-14.\u00a0Here&#8217;s the translation I was reading, which is very familiar to those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours:All the nations encompassed me;\u00a0in the name of the Lord I crushed them.They encompassed &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craigly.com\/?p=63\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Crushed (Song Based on a Psalm)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}