One Line

I’ve had the album of sung Psalms for years,
But since I never read the lyrics,
I only know bits of the music,
Parts of lines, an occasional chorus.

So I felt socked in the gut when I read the first line,
When the visual matched the aural.

I love the LORD, for he heard me.

Such a simple statement, sung simply.
Such an intimate statement, a declaration.

I am used to saying, “I love you.”
I am not used to speaking, singing of my love for another.
It takes me aback.
I love the LORD.

Then comes the reason for love: “for he heard me.”

I want to be heard.

Further, being heard implies some action.
If my son says, “I thirst,”
Can I say that I heard him
If I do nothing to assuage his lack?

I love the LORD, for he heard me.