i will wake the dawn.

my heart is fixed, O Lord;
my heart is firm;

i will sing, i will chant a hymn.

awake, oh my soul!
awake!

i will wake the dawn.

i will praise You among the peoples, O Lord;
i will sing a new song to You among the nations;

for Your loyalty is as high as heaven,
Your forebearance reaches to the sky.

-psalm 57.

aliens.

"man walks about as a mere shadow;
mere futility is his hustle and bustle,
amassing and not knowing who will gather in.

what then, can i count on, o Lord?
in You my hope lies.

for like all my forebears
i am an alien, resident with You."

-psalm 40.