Encouraging words...

"¹ Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;
         And to You the vow shall be performed.
 ² O You who hear prayer,
         To You all flesh will come.
 ³ Iniquities prevail against me;
         As for our transgressions,
         You will provide atonement for them.
⁴ Blessed is the man You choose,
         And cause to approach You,
         That he may dwell in Your courts.
         We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
         Of Your holy temple.
         
 ⁵ By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,
         O God of our salvation,
         You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
         And of the far-off seas;
 ⁶ Who established the mountains by His strength,
         Being clothed with power;
 ⁷ You who still the noise of the seas,
         The noise of their waves,
         And the tumult of the peoples.
 ⁸ They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;
         You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice..." - Psalms 65:1-8 (NKJV)

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2065&version=NKJV

The words of a Psalmist... in the wilderness

"O God, you are my God,
       earnestly I seek you;
       my soul thirsts for you,
       my body longs for you,
       in a dry and weary land
       where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary
       and beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life,
       my lips will glorify you..." - Ps 63: 1-2 (NIV)

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ps%2063&version=NIV

God is faithful

Isaiah 61

The Year of the LORD's Favor

 ² to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
       and the day of vengeance of our God,
       to comfort all who mourn,

 ³ and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
       to bestow on them a crown of beauty
       instead of ashes,
       the oil of gladness
       instead of mourning,
       and a garment of praise
       instead of a spirit of despair.
       They will be called oaks of righteousness,
       a planting of the LORD
       for the display of his splendor.

 ⁴ They will rebuild the ancient ruins
       and restore the places long devastated;
       they will renew the ruined cities
       that have been devastated for generations.

 ⁵ Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
       foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

 ⁶ And you will be called priests of the LORD,
       you will be named ministers of our God.
       You will feed on the wealth of nations,
       and in their riches you will boast.

 ⁷ Instead of their shame
       my people will receive a double portion,
       and instead of disgrace
       they will rejoice in their inheritance;
       and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
       and everlasting joy will be theirs.

 ⁸ "For I, the LORD, love justice;
       I hate robbery and iniquity.
       In my faithfulness I will reward them
       and make an everlasting covenant with them.

 ⁹ Their descendants will be known among the nations
       and their offspring among the peoples.
       All who see them will acknowledge
       that they are a people the LORD has blessed."

 ¹⁰ I delight greatly in the LORD;
       my soul rejoices in my God.
       For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
       and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
       as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
       and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

 ¹¹ For as the soil makes the sprout come up
       and a garden causes seeds to grow,
       so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise
       spring up before all nations.

Taken from Biblegateway.com