Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 136:7

Dyrhólaey peninsula, Iceland

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy,

for we have had our fill of contempt.

We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud

and the contempt of the arrogant.

Psalm 123:3-4

The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go,

both now and forever.

Psalm 121:8

Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,

and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. 

Psalm 119:27

Open my eyes to see

the wonderful truths in your instructions.

I am only a foreigner in the land…

Psalm 119:18-19

The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me.

I will protect those who trust in my name.

When they call on me, I will answer;

I will be with them in trouble.

I will rescue and honor them.

Psalm 91:14-15

For everything there is a season,

        A time for every activity under heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die.

    A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal.

    A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to cry and a time to laugh.

    A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

    A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

A time to search and a time to quit searching.

    A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend.

    A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate.

    A time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

The time is coming when everything that is covered up 

will be revealed,

and all that is secret 

will be made known to all.

Whatever you have said in the dark 

will be heard in the light,

and what you have whispered 

behind closed doors

will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!

Luke 12:2-3