Wednesday, November 20th | Psalm 16

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