Psalm 84 in my words

"My soul yearns, even faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God."
So cried the psalmist in Psalm 84
And I too, this morning cry out to you
yearning dearly for your presence.

"Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
they are ever praising you, the psalmist further said
I too long to dwell in Your presence
day and night
praising and praying to my heart content
Blessed we become when our strength is in You
and our hearts are set on pilgrimage towards You
And we go from strength to strength
till we appear before You in heaven

Hear my prayer, O Lord God Almighty
Listen to my plea, and come to my rescue
Better is one day in Your presence
than thousand days elsewhere;
I'd rather be seated at Your feet
learning of You and delighting in Your presence
than seated on high places parading my worthyness

You have been my sun and the shield
You have bestowed favor and kindness on me
No good thing have You withheld from me
No time have You left me abandoned.

I would praise You with all my heart
And with all my strength I would love You
Help me to keep me love You till the end
And see that my lips praise You till my last breath.

Be Still and Delight in His Presence

Lord,
In Your  presence, I want to kneel still in silence
I want to embrace Your holiness
And say nothing, but wait in adoration
Like a deer pants for water
I too thirst for You day after day
I hunger after Your righteousness
so that my life would become beautiful to You

Though I long to spend more time at dawn in Your presence
And learn of You more and more
I find myself sleeping more and doing other things
for which I regret later.
Lord, wake me up to seek You more

Let me enter Your presence
with thanksgiving and praises
Let my prayers be all worship
And let them become sweet aroma in Your presence
Let them become more about You
And less about my needs
Lord, I love You and want to dwell in Your presence more
For You are worthy to be loved and worshipped for ever more.