Morning Stroll Through the Psalms

 

This is the perfect time of year for a sunrise walk.  

I can get out there and get back and still start my day in good time.  In a little bit, say, closer to the end of June, the sunrise will happen a bit too early, even for me.  Although...I am so looking forward to getting out in the kayak on that flat misty water that mostly only happens at the crack of dawn.

Meanwhile and either way, I remain that annoying person who is most alert, awake and alive as the day begins.  It's fresh and full of potential out there!  And of course, with the heat we've been having these past few days, it really is the best time to do any form of activity.

I think by now I have approximately a bazillion pictures of sunrises.  Here's one from this morning.  It begged a Bible verse to go with, so I started looking.  Just in Psalms for now.  And here's what I came up with, all of them singing praises in the morning.  Perhaps David and the other psalmists were morning folks too?

Interestingly enough, I've listed them in order, and it's the last one, Psalm 143:8, that seems to caption this picture best.  But I'll just leave them all here and let you decide.

However and whenever your day begins, hope it's a great one.

In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice;

in the morning I lay my requests before You

and wait expectantly.

Psalm 5:3

Weeping may stay for the night,

but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,

that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Psalm 90:14

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,

for I have put my trust in you.

Show me the way I should go,

for to you I entrust my life.

Psalm 143:8