Scripture for Today | Psalm 16 (with Pastor Nick)

About this Episode

Opening 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

Passage: 

    A Miktam of David.

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or take their names on my lips.

5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;

you hold my lot.

6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;

in the night also my heart instructs me.

8 I have set the LORD always before me;

because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

or let your holy one see corruption.

11 You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

(Psalm 16:1–11 ESV)

Musical Reflection: 

Harp Meditation No. 3 by Gretchen Kirby

Reflection Notes: 

This harp reflection features rich, full chords with a strong melody. The tension between major and minor chords reflects the challenges and triumphs of a woman’s life. 

Prayer: 

O Lord God, who sees that we put not our trust in anything that we do; mercifully grant that by your power we may be defended against all adversity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Gregorian Sacramentary