genuine conversation with my Shepherd

In the Psalms, we too find a full range of emotional expression and genuineness available for our conversations with the Lord. 
They mine feelings we might otherwise lack words for:
 praise and adoration for our Almighty God,
 the trust in Him we already have or hope to have more of,
 the joy we experience over His provision and answered prayers,
 the fears and anger we wrestle with,
 the relief of God's steadiness as a refuge,
 the earnest supplication for help when we have no answers of our own. 
These prayer songs help us stay close to our God who infinitely loves us as we journey through our lives in the light and grace of His Son, Jesus Christ. 

1You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.

2I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

3Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

4I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.

7Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8I cling to you;

your right hand upholds me.