The Musings Of A Thankful Heart

THE MUSINGS OF A
THANKFUL HEART

by HELEN STEINER RICE



PEOPLE EVERWHERE IN LIFE
FROM EVERY WALK AND STATION
FROM EVERY TOWN AND CITY
AND EVERY STATE AND NATION,
HAVE GIVEN ME SO MANY THINGS
INTANGIBLE AND DEAR,
I COULDN'T BEGIN TO COUNT THEM
ALL OR EVEN MAKE THEM CLEAR.
I ONLY KNOW I OWE SO MUCH
TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
AND WHEN I PUT MY THOUGHTS IN
VERSE IT'S JUST MY WAY TO SHARE
THE MUSINGS OF A THANKFUL HEART,
A HEART MUCH LIKE YOUR OWN,
FOR NOTHING THAT I THINK OR
WRITE IS MINE AND MINE ALONE.
SO IF YOU FOUND SOME BEAUTY
IN ANY WORD OR LINE
IT'S JUST YOUR SOUL'S REFLECTION
IN PROXIMITY WITH MINE.







BUT I TRUSTED IN YOUR STEADFAST LOVE;
MY HEART SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION.
I WILL SING TO THE LORD,
BECAUSE HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH ME.



PSALM 13:5-6
NRSV



BECAUSE HE HATH SET HIS LOVE UPON ME,
THEREFORE WILL I DELIVER HIM:
I WILL SET HIM ON HIGH,
BECAUSE HE HATH KNOWN MY NAME.



PSALM 91:14
KJV



THE LORD LOVES THOSE WHO HATE EVIL;
HE PROTECTS THE LIVES OF HIS PEOPLE,
AND RESCUES THEM FROM THE WICKED.



PSALM 97:10
TLB



EVERYONE WHO HONORS YOUR NAME CAN TRUST YOU,
BECAUSE YOU ARE FAITHFUL
TO ALL WHO DEPEND ON YOU.



PSALM 9:10
CEV



OH, HOW I LOVE YOUR LAW!
IT IS MY MEDITATION ALL THE DAY.



PSALM 119:97
NKJV



LOVE THE LORD, ALL YOU HIS SAINTS.
THE LORD PRESERVES THE FAITHFUL,
BUT ABUNDANTLY REPAYS THE
ONE WHO ACTS HAUGHTILY.



PSALM 31:23
NRSV



I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN YOUR LOVE,
FOR YOU SAW MY AFFLICTION
AND KNEW THE ANGUISH OF MY SOUL.



PSALM 31:7
NIV



HOW BLESSED IS THE MAN
WHO HAS MADE THE LORD HIS TRUST,
AND HAS NOT TURNED TO
THE PROUD, NOR TO THOSE
WHO LAPSE INTO FALSEHOOD.



PSALM 40:4
NAS



RETURN, O MY SOUL, TO YOUR REST,
FOR THE LORD HAS DEALT
BOUNTIFULLY WITH YOU.



PSALM 116:7
NRSV



THOUGH THE LORD IS SUPREME,
HE TAKES CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE,
BUT HE STAYS AWAY FROM THE PROUD.



PSALM 138:6
NCV



BUT I AM LIKE A GREEN OLIVE TREE
IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.
I TRUST IN THE STEADFAST LOVE
OF GOD FOREVER AND EVER.



PSALM 52:8
NRSV