As the deer longs for streams of water,
    
so I long for you, 

O God.

I thirst for God, 

the living God.
    
When can I go and stand before him?

Psalm 42:1-2

(Big Spring, Ozark National Scenic Riverways)

O Lord my God, 

you have performed many wonders for us.
    
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
    
You have no equal.

If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
    
I would never come to the end of them.

Psalm 40:5

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
    
and he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
    
out of the mud and the mire.

He set my feet on solid ground
    
and steadied me as I walked along.

He has given me a new song to sing,
    
a hymn of praise to our God.

Psalm 40:1-3

(The Old Mill, Little Rock, AR)

And so, 

Lord, 

where do I put my hope?
    
My only hope is in you

For I am your guest—
    
a traveler passing through,
    
as my ancestors were before me.

Psalm 39:7, 12

(The Old Mill, Little Rock, AR)

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.

    Remind me that my days are numbered—

    how fleeting my life is.

You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.

    My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;

    at best, each of us is but a breath.”
 
Psalm 39:4-5

(Caddo Lake State Park)

I will bless the Lord who guides me;

even at night my heart instructs me.

I know the Lord is always with me.

I will not be shaken, 

for he is right beside me.

Psalm 16:7-8

Those who know your name trust in you,
    
for you, 

O Lord, 

do not abandon those who search for you.

Psalm 9:10

I will praise you, 

Lord, 

with all my heart;
    
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.

I will be filled with joy because of you.
    
I will sing praises to your name, 

O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-2

Lord, 

our Lord,
    
how majestic is your name in all the earth

When I consider your heavens,
    
the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,
    
which you have set in place,

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    
human beings that you care for them?

Psalm 8:1, 3-4

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    
let them sing joyful praises forever.

Spread your protection over them,
    
that all who love your name may be filled with joy.

For you bless the godly, 

O Lord;
    
you surround them with your shield of love.

Psalm 5:11-12