Giving Thanks Morning And Night

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

to sing praises to the Most High.

It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,

your faithfulness in the evening,

accompanied by the ten-stringed harp

and the melody of the lyre.

You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me!

I sing for joy because of what you have done.

Psalm 92:1-4

What a way to start the day! This psalm was one of the first prayers on the priests’ lips on the Sabbath day: “You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me!”

What if before you read your morning paper, before you head out the door, before you start the countless tasks you have to do for each day, you determine that you’re going to start your day with praise for how God has “thrilled” you? Right now, you have the chance to start afresh. A new spring day is before you. Why not start things off right with a regimen of praise instead of the old routine? In prayer today, proclaim his unfailing love, and tonight, before going to bed, praise him again for his faithfulness.

• Dear Lord, I praise you for your unfailing love in the morning . . .