Passion for Praise: 'I Long for You'

Saturday, May 2, 1964

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God.
— Psalm 42:1-2

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Illustration

Illustration of Psalm 42:1-2 — As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God.

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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