Psalm 151, A Psalm of Jack Bauer

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Posted on Wed, Sep 30th, 2009 - 10:44 am by Bryan Allain

Psalm 151, A Psalm of Jack Bauer

Before I ever had the idea to stick characters from The Office into the Old Testament, I thought it would be interesting to do the same with Jack Bauer.

Like the Office idea, nothing has come of this one yet. But some of the stuff I put in the proposal was fun, including this attempt by Jack Bauer at writing his own Psalm.

Let me know what you think.

Psalm 151

a Psalm of Jack Bauer

1 O God, You are My God, I will seek you earnestly in my hour of need.

2 Though the cable ties cut off circulation to my hands, though they are tied tight enough that I can’t slip away, I will still trust in you.

3 Though I hear voices discussing ways of disposing of my dead body, and I have to say, they’ve got some creative ideas. Yet I will still trust in you.

4 Though they have taken my phone from me, which really ticks me off because I have stuff on there I really can’t afford to lose, I will still trust in you.

5 Though my daughter Kim is in a perilous situation right now involving a mountain lion, a magician, and a vat of anthrax-laced beef stew, still I will trust in you.

6 Though these men are smart enough to have placed moles in high-ranking government positions, yet dumb enough to not have killed me yet, still I will trust in you.

7 And wait, what is this! The broken bone sticking out of my right forearm! It is sharp enough to cut through the plastic of my restraints!

8 As the cable ties drop to the ground, so to do the bloody heads of my captors, and I praise your name!

9 You have delivered me from out of this lair; now please deliver my cell phone back to my pocket. I’ve got building schematics for a hostage rescue on there.

10 And a Scrabble App I paid ten bucks for.

Selah.

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11 Comments so far

  1. Jason Boyett says:

    THAT is funny. I so wish that proposal had been picked up.

    Selah.

  2. Dusty says:

    +10 points for adding “Selah” to the end.

  3. Impressed! says:

    NICE! NICE WORK! made my day.

  4. Lora Kane says:

    That’s AWESOME!! Especially considering I’m a HUGE 24 fan. …and, it could happen. Jack’s eyes could be opened….stranger things

  5. Bill B says:

    I am glad you worked in the cell phone. I was looking for that.

  6. Janet Celona says:

    Brian, I love 24 but I never thought I would hear it in regards to a psalm. Pretty interesting & cool too.

    Thanks,
    Janet

  7. Frank says:

    That. Was. Awesome. Though someone might argue there IS a Psalm 151, but I won't go there. Jack might kill me.

  8. timmcgeary says:

    As a huge 24 fan, this is awesome. I would like to see what Jack's version of Song of Songs would be like… all that energy to killing terrorists must make for a passionate lover, right?

  9. Gina Calvert says:

    hahahahahahahaha!

    (wish I could think of something more clever to say, but I’m too busy laughing)

    Love your site, love your humor! I am lacking a humor gene of my own and must rely on others for my minimum daily requirement.


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