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Sunday, November 24th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 16

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You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A (a)Miktam[a] of David.

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I (b)take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord;
    (c)I have no good apart from you."

3 As for (d)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
    in whom is all my delight.[b]

4 The sorrows of those who run after[c] another god shall multiply;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or (e)take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is (f)my chosen portion and my (g)cup;
    you hold my (h)lot.
6 (i)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who (j)gives me counsel;
    in (k)the night also my (l)heart instructs me.[d]
8 (m)I have (n)set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my (o)right hand, I shall not be (p)shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my (q)whole being[e] rejoices;
    my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to (r)Sheol,
    (s)or let your (t)holy one see (u)corruption.[f]

11 You make known to me (v)the path of life;
    in your presence there is (w)fullness of joy;
    at your right hand are (x)pleasures forevermore.

 
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