"I've had enough of living life for only me, and reaching just for the things that keep destroying me!"
I can't count how many times I've thanked God for this song over the past few weeks. Chock-full of Scriptural encouragement, it's a rock rendition of Psalm 73. The narrator envies people in the world around him, but then he is reminded that "in the end, only You have what I need" (quote from song).
That's the point of Psalm 73, and BarlowGirl keeps that focus, but it also pulls the psalm's applicability to more than envy. The advice that "This world has nothing that I need!" can apply to anything the believer wants so badly that she forgets what she's supposed to be focused on. (And I'm scolding myself with that one.)
The Barlow sisters reveal their usual flair for melding their music and voices together nicely in this one, on the harder end of their songs. It's a rock with a bit more flavor than most.
I don't find this the most memorable of their songs—some of them, the chords strike me as downright haunting—but "Psalm 73 (My God's Enough)" is definitely striking.
For an encouraging Christian rock song, definitely give it a listen. If either the Christian or the rock aspect bother you, find something else.
Lyrics: 5/5
Music: 4/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 8/10
