May Psalm 92 be the prayer of my heart today. . .
1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, 2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
O Lord, I want to praise You all day. . .I want there to be a music in my heart. . .a joy that is springing from deep within. . .I want to proclaim Your love in my thoughts. . . I want to proclaim Your love to others in my words and actions. . .I want to trust Your unwavering faithfulness! 4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands. 5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
Your deeds are more than wonderful. . .when I stop and reflect, I should be in utter awe with how You work. . .and it should make me glad to know that I am a child of Yours. Have me sing for joy as I see the works of Your hands today!
8 But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
I know that You are exalted forever. Keep that ever-present in my mind. Have me know and live in the reality that You are the exalted One!
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, 15 proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” (NIV)
Lord, I know You see me as righteous because of my relationship with Jesus, but I also want to live righteously. I want to flourish because of Your empowerment. . .because of Your presence. . .I want to walk all day in Your presence. . .I want to live as if I am in Your house, a member of Your household, “re-presenting” You to everyone. I want to bear fruit today Lord, eternal fruit. I want to make an eternal difference for You.
For You are the only One who truly is upright and good and holy. There is not even a hint of wickedness in You. . .and I want to live like that today.
You are my Rock, the steady presence in my life each day. You are the only unchanging person in my ever-changing world. You are the stability and consistency that I know I can hang on to when everything else is changing around me. O Lord, keep my worship ascending to Your ears and have it bring pleasure to You and to me!