Scripture for Today

Psalm 16


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Passage:

Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.
2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides you.”
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.
5 Lord, you are my portion
and my cup of blessing;
you hold my future.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who counsels me —
even at night when my thoughts trouble me.
8 I always let the Lord guide me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my whole being rejoices;
my body also rests securely.
10 For you will not abandon me to Sheol;
you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in your presence is abundant joy;
at your right hand are eternal pleasures.

  • Psalms 16:1-11 (CSB)
  • Song:

    Fullness of Joy (Psalm 16) by Caroline Cobb and Shane Barnard

    Lyrics:

    O God, You are my refuge
    I know without You
    I have no good thing

    O God, You are my portion

    My chosen portion
    You are what I need
    No other god beside You
    You hold my lot and fill my cup
    Oh beautiful inheritance
    You are enough

    In Your presence, there is fullness

    There is fullness of joy
    At Your right hand, there is goodness
    Boundless goodness
    Forevermore
    I choose You, Lord

    O God, You go before me

    You're right beside me
    In my darkest night

    My God, You hold my future

    My hope it rests secure
    In the finished work of Christ

    My heart is glad, my soul rejoices

    You hold me fast, You won't let go
    Your ways are good, and good for me
    I'm Yours and Yours alone

    In Your presence, there is fullness

    There is fullness of joy
    At Your right hand, there is goodness
    Boundless goodness
    Forevermore
    I choose You, Lord
    I choose You, Lord

    Your Holy One has risen up

    He's overcome the grave
    The path of life is opened wide
    For He has made a way

    In Your presence, there is fullness

    There is fullness of joy
    At Your right hand, there is goodness
    Boundless goodness
    Forevermore
    I choose You, Lord

    Prayer:

    Most loving Father, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on you who care for us: Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested to us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
    -The Book of Common Prayer

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