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The Presence of God

(Psalm 49:1-20; Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-9)

¹ A Miktam^(a) of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.² I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”³ As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.⁴ Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.⁵ The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.⁶ The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.⁷ I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me^(a).

⁸ I have set^(a) the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.¹⁰ For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.¹¹ You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.