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Psalm 17:1-5

1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

    listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

    it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come from you;

    may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart,

    though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

    my mouth has not transgressed.

4 Though people tried to bribe me,

    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

    through what your lips have commanded.

5 My steps have held to your paths;

    my feet have not stumbled.

Psalm 18:1-5

1 I love you,Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock,my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,my stronghold.

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

Psalm 33:1-5

1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;

it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

2 Praise the Lord with the harp;

make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

3 Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully, and shout for joy.

4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformedabout those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Psalm 49:1-11

1 Hear this, all you peoples;

    listen, all who live in this world,

2 both low and high,

    rich and poor alike:

3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;

    the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.

4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;

    with the harp I will expound my riddle:

5 Why should I fear when evil days come,

    when wicked deceivers surround me—

6 those who trust in their wealth

    and boast of their great riches?

7 No one can redeem the life of another

    or give to God a ransom for them—

8 the ransom for a life is costly,

    no payment is ever enough—

9 so that they should live on forever

    and not see decay.

10 For all can see that the wise die,

    that the foolish and the senseless also perish,

    leaving their wealth to others.

11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever,

    their dwellings for endless generations,

    though they had named lands after themselves.

Psalm 17:1-5

1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

    listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

    it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come from you;

    may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart,

    though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

    my mouth has not transgressed.

4 Though people tried to bribe me,

    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

    through what your lips have commanded.

5 My steps have held to your paths;

    my feet have not stumbled.

Psalm 116:1-7

1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,

    the anguish of the grave came over me;

    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;

    our God is full of compassion.

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,

    for the Lord has been good to you.

Psalm 116:1-7

1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,

    the anguish of the grave came over me;

    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;

    our God is full of compassion.

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,

    for the Lord has been good to you.

Psalm 18:1-5

1 I love you,Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock,my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,my stronghold.

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

Psalm 33:1-5

1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;

it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

2 Praise the Lord with the harp;

make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

3 Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully, and shout for joy.

4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.