Psalm 65: Thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof, Thou makest it soft with the drops of rain and blessest the increase of it.
Sunrise at Uluru, Northern Territory after a rare two days of solid rain. Photo by James Croucher

Psalm 42: As a hart longs for the flowing streams, so longs my soul for Thee, O God.
After weeks of unprecedented heatwaves and fires, a koala licks rainwater from a road at the Belair National Park near Adelaide, South Australia. Photo by Brad Fleet

Psalm 98:  Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Music teacher Susan West sings with kindergarten and Year 2 pupils and teachers at Charnwood Dunlop School in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Photo by Ray Strange

Psalm 96: O sing unto the Lord a new song, Sing unto the Lord all the whole earth.
Wind turbines near Waubra, Victoria. Though their sub-sonic song is unpalatable to some, the spread of these machines across the globe may herald a new compact between humanity and the earth. Photo by Yuri Kouzmin

Psalm 72: And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia.
Aerial view of Oz Minerals' Prominent Hill mine, a gold and copper project in South Australia, from which $6 billion of export earnings were hoped to flow. Around this time, gold prices reached levels not seen since the early 1980s (when our dollar, pegged then to the British pound, was worth approximately 1 gram of the shiny element). They've fallen since then, but some extreme prophets of doom advocate a return to the gold standard as insurance against major civil unrest and economic ruin in the US. Photo by Kelly Barnes

Psalm 66: Clap your hands, sing praises, make a joyful sound to God, all the earth; hallelujah.
The ‘With One Voice’ movement in Melbourne aims to “bridge the gap between people experiencing disadvantage and those more fortunate through the neuro-scientific benefits of community singing”. A photo shoot at the Assembly Hall of the Scotts Church caught them in full flight. Photo by Eugene Hyland

Psalm 8: The frenzied birds praise their happiness and their summer peace. A hymn strikes up with joy and hope from their glad chanting.
The deafening din of glad chanting by hundreds of cicadas once defined an Australian summer. But even 16 years ago scientists were blaming hot dry conditions for a decline in the numbers of these ‘frenzied birds’. Photo by Jeff Darmanin

Psalm 117: Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Students in Sydney read a new series of books, Jungle Tracks, that have been created to help refugee children. Photo by Brad Newman

Psalm 34: Taste, and see how sweet the Lord is; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.
Aboriginal children from the community of Brewarrina in the far west of NSW, play at the beach for the first time at South Narrabeen Beach in Sydney. Photo by Krystle Wright

Psalm 114: Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord which turned the rock into a standing water.
View of devastation at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, twenty months after eruptions which blanketed the village in volcanic ash and destroyed the town. Photo by Anthony Weate