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Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.

—Isaiah 12:2

Not a Psalm today, but

I will show you the path of Life; in My Presence is fullness of Joy; at My right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Quotation Mark

from Jesus Calling
page 118

"Now you are sad. But I will see you again and you will be happy. And no one will take away your joy."

—John 16:22

Yesterday was Good Shepherd Sunday. The Shepherd knows us and we know Him.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

—Isaiah 40:29-31

Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore!

—1 Chronicles 16:11 NKJV

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight

Proverbs 3:5-6

"You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people." Fulton Sheen, The Wisdom of Fulton Sheen

It is better to be patient than powerful. It is better to win control ovr yourself than over whole cities.

Proverbs 16:32

and from Bishop Fulton Sheen (The Wisdom of Fulton Sheen):
"We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base;
but if we love what is noble, we become noble.

not a Psalm but

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?"

—Luke 12:25-26

Psalm 128
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways!
You shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

From: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/52


1 For the leader. A maskil of David,
2 when Doeg the Edomite entered and reported to Saul, saying to him: “David has entered the house of Ahimelech.”

I
3 Why do you glory in what is evil, you who are mighty by the mercy of God?

All day long

4 you are thinking up intrigues;
your tongue is like a sharpened razor,
you worker of deceit.

5 You love evil more than good,
lying rather than saying what is right.

Selah

6 You love all the words that create confusion,
you deceitful tongue.

II
7 God too will strike you down forever,
he will lay hold of you and pluck you from your tent,
uproot you from the land of the living.

Selah

8 The righteous will see and they will fear;
but they will laugh at him:

9 “Behold the man! He did not take God as his refuge,
but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth,
and grew powerful through his wickedness.”

III
10 But I, like an olive tree* flourishing in the house of God,
I trust in God’s mercy forever and ever.

11 I will thank you forever
for what you have done.
I will put my hope in your name—for it is good,
—in the presence of those devoted to you.

* [Psalm 52] A condemnation of the powerful and arrogant (Ps 52:3–6), who bring down upon themselves God’s judgment (Ps 52:7). The just, those who trust in God alone, are gladdened and strengthened by the downfall of their traditional enemies (Ps 52:8–9).