JOY IN HIS PRESENCE NOW AND ALWAYS – POEM
May 22, 2026
Protect me, God, for you are my refuge. I said to Adonai, “You are my Lord; I have
nothing good outside of you.” The holy people in the land are the ones who are worthy
of honor; all my pleasureH2656 is in them. . . I always set Adonai before me;
with him at my right hand, I can never be moved; so my heart is gladH8055,
my glory rejoicesH1523, and my body too rests in safety; for you will not abandon me
to Sh’ol, you will not let your faithful one see the Abyss. You make me know
the path of life; in your presence is unbounded joyH8057,
in your right hand eternal delightH5273.
Psalm 16:1-3, 8-11 (CJB)