Open up your copy of God's Word, and we will be in 2 Samuel for the first part of our message today.
! And then we'll be in 1 Chronicles 29 for a lot of it later.
But today we are concluding, bringing to a close, our series on the life of King David.
I pray that God's used it in your life. There's something in the life of David for everybody.
So I hope that God has used it to work greatly in your heart, to strengthen your walk with the Lord.
All the messages are online. Believe it or not, we do have a website.
And you can scroll all the way to the bottom, and you can find all the messages that have been in this series as well as anything else.
But yeah, today we're going to be concluding the life of David.
So, first, just by way of review, if you remember the message from last week,
we looked at how David fell into great, awful, heinous sin with Bathsheba.
And so after this, though, like David's reign is troubled.
It is marked by turmoil within and without for the rest of his days.
And because of that sin.
So look at 2 Samuel chapter 12.
We're going to kind of see a part of what, how Nathan the prophet responded to David.
So David truly did repent of his sin.
He truly was broken because of what he did.
And unlike Saul, he took complete ownership of it.
But nonetheless, we see that, at least in this life, sin does still have consequences.
So this is what comes out of Nathan's mouth that God speaks to him.
2 Samuel 12.
Let's look at verse 10.
It says,
So really quickly, this is a pronouncement of great discipline against David.
It's scary.
Again, the Lord's discipline is severe.
And if you notice, it's poetic.
It's like what David did.
It's poetic in the sense that later on, he will use the sword of the Ammonites that were used to kill Uriah.
Now he's saying the sword will plague your house.
Like death and destruction and murder will plague your house by the sword.
For breaking God's law and stealing another man's wife in secret, God will remove his hand of protection from David.
And they will sinfully, his wives will go to others.
And it will be done in a very public way.
Like you did this in secret.
But what's going to happen to you will be before all the nation to your shame.
And so, again, just a reminder, we have to get this in our head.
Like, yes, if we are in Christ, we're forgiven.
If we're in Christ, we're redeemed.
And that is secure.
Sin can't be covered up forever.
It always comes to the surface.
And so it came to pass in David's last days.
So, first, we see, and I'm going to give you a quick summary of just David's troubled reign.
Because I don't think we want to end on this note, do we?
We kind of want to wrap up David's life on a better note.
But I'm going to give you a summary of what happened.
Like, just to show you that sin serious.
And even though David was forgiven and that his sin was punished later in Christ,
he still had to deal with severe consequences.
But the first one, right out of the gate, was that child that was conceived by Bathsheba dies.
And later on, in comforting Bathsheba, David eventually, her and Bathsheba have another son,
which would be Solomon, which would become the future heir of the throne.
But then later, David returns to his duties as the king, like he should be doing.
Okay, like, he goes off and he fights against God's enemies.
He defeats several other enemies.
But yet, in a disgusting act, Ammon, his eldest son, rapes his half-sister, Tamar,
who is actually Absalom's sister.
And in turn, in a fit of rage, Absalom murders Ammon,
resulting in David banishing Absalom for three years.
So already, you're seeing the blood feud inside David's house.
So a heinous act was committed.
Absalom responded in revenge and killed the eldest son.
So then next, we see that Absalom, this is him later on,
pleads to be brought back.
Like, bring me back to your house, to his father.
And then, by the intercession of others, he's brought back.
But it's short-lived, and he's soon banished again for two more years.
And consequently, all this stuff fuels ambition and jealousy in Absalom's heart.
And he stages a coup against his father, a real insurrection against his father.
And Absalom begins this four-year plot to overthrow his father.
And it says in the Scripture that he stole the hearts of the people away from David, a lot of them.
So this tears David's heart in two.
He can't believe it's actually happening.
And so what ends up happening eventually is that David has to flee for his life.
Again, he runs from Absalom, his own son.
And he wrote in response to this,
This is all in the context of what we're talking about when he's running from Absalom.
Psalm 3, verses 1 and 2.
In this psalm, he's still trusting in God, even though he's torn.
Psalm 3, verses 1 and 2.
So shamefully, Absalom chooses to lie down with his father's concubines.
And in verse 17 in this chapter, Absalom's generals are encouraging,
Hey, we need to go and pursue your father now.
If we're going to do this thing, it needs to be now.
We can't wait around.
And against their judgment, he doesn't do it.
He stays behind.
He continues to commit sexual immorality.
Which later on, David under Joab, or fluid Joab,
rallies the forces that are still loyal to him.
And they defeat Absalom's army, ending this rebellion.
So then in panic, Absalom runs.
He flees for his life on a mule.
Not the best animal to ride.
Have you ever ridden a mule?
I have.
But kicked by a mule is a real term.
And so his hair, his long hair, which is a symbol of his pride,
is caught in a tree.
And he hangs there helplessly, slowly dying as he's fleeing for his life.
Until later on, Joab comes by.
And even though it was against David's wishes, he finishes the job.
He stabs him through.
So despite his son's own sin against him,
David never stops loving Absalom.
And he mourns greatly over the death of his son.
And it says in chapter 18, verse 33, he cried out,
Oh, my son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom.
What I had died instead of you, oh, Absalom, my son, my son.
So you can't imagine a rebellion being staged against you by your own son,
and then seeing him die tragically in the process.
So other tragedies followed David until the end of his day,
including another rebellion and a three-year famine.
And just the consequences of his sin and this life were real.
He had a troubled reign for the rest of his days.
But we see a good ending.
Now I'd like for you to turn to 1 Chronicles 29.
1 Kings kind of presents David's ending in his reign in a stage of weakness.
But the chronicler presents David in his finest hour.
And we're going to go to 1 Chronicles 29, verse 10.
But it is safe to say that these aren't contradictions.
And it's like David did end his reign much weaker than he started his reign.
But the chronicler focuses in on David's kingship
with this ending prayer and praise,
this stirring, moving benediction in which he exalts God
and gives God the praise for his goodness and faithfulness while he's been king.
So in verses 10 through 20,
you see David's great prayer of praise
and these petitions that come out of him.
So the people have just offered a phenomenal offering
to help build the future temple and other things.
And out of an overflow of gratitude,
an atmosphere of just giving and celebration
and praise to God for all the community comes out.
And David comes out and he gives God all the glory for what is happening.
He exalts God.
And he repeatedly declares in this prayer of praise
that God is the only God,
that he is the giver of all good things
and everything comes from God alone.
So look at verse 10.
Let's walk through this together.
Verse 10.
Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of the assembly.
And David said,
Blessed are you, our Lord, the God of Israel, our Father,
forever and ever.
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory
and the victory and the majesty.
For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours.
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
and you are exalted as head above all.
Both riches and honor come from you
and you rule over all.
In your hand are power and might.
And in your hand it is to make great
and to give strength to all.
And now we thank you, our God,
and praise your glorious name.
But who am I?
And what is my people
that we should be able thus to offer willingly?
For all things come from you
and your own you have given.
You have we, excuse me,
and of your own have we given you.
It's a tricky phrase.
I'm going to explain.
So first,
we see him giving God just the praise due his name,
acknowledging that the kingdom of Israel
is ultimately not David's.
It's God's kingdom.
It's like the kingdom is yours.
All of it is yours.
God's universal kingdom.
And he humbly recognizes that
the source of wealth
and everything good that they have
comes from him.
It all does.
And so he rightfully acknowledges that.
And then at the end here,
he acknowledges that even the people's own generosity
is a work of grace in the people's hearts.
Their own generosity
to give such a generous amount
is an overflow of God's grace in their lives.
And that's what verse 14 implies.
He's like,
this isn't from me.
It's from you.
And then he confesses that compared to God,
man is nothing.
For he graciously gives strength to all,
he says,
sustaining our very lives.
Remember what Paul quoted to the Athenians,
in him we live and move and have our being.
And in Job,
it's mentioned,
in your hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
He acknowledges God as the true life giver,
sustaining all.
And so then we go on to verse 15.
And David confesses a few other things before the Lord.
Verse 15,
For we are strangers before you
and sojourners as all our fathers were.
Our days on the earth are like a shadow
and there is no abiding.
Oh Lord our God,
all this abundance that we have provided
for the building,
you a house for your holy name
comes from your hand.
He's acknowledging it again,
a second time.
And is all your own.
I know,
my God,
that you test the heart
and have pleasure and uprightness.
In the uprightness of heart,
I have freely offered all these things.
And now,
I have seen your people
who are present here
offering freely
and joyously
to you.
So despite
the earthly glory
of his own kingdom
and all that he had,
David confesses
that he
and his people
are strangers
and sojourners.
We are not immortal.
We are passing through.
David recognized
that as powerful
and great as he was,
that his life
was only a shadow.
And this gives way
to that great anticipation
of a greater heavenly fulfillment
of David's descendant coming
and fulfilling
the everlasting kingdom.
So all men
and women
depend entirely
on God
for their security
and their well-being.
Even as heirs of heaven,
we are just passing
through this world.
We belong
somewhere else.
And then if you notice,
David stops to reflect on
the reality
that God
doesn't just look
at the outside.
He examines the heart.
He looks at
our hearts,
which can be scary.
And he says
he examines
our heart
for uprightness,
our integrity.
A further indication
that the chronicler
is more focused
on
the inner reality
of our faith
and trust
and love in God
in our giving.
The heart
of the worshiper,
the heart
of the giver
is more significant
than just the amount.
And then lastly,
in verses 18 and 19,
you see David
kind of conclude here.
Verse 18,
O Lord,
the God of Abraham,
Isaac,
and Israel,
our fathers,
keep forever
such purposes
and thoughts
in the hearts
of your people
and direct their hearts
towards you.
Grant to Solomon,
my son,
a whole heart
that he may keep
your commandments,
your testimonies,
and your statutes,
performing all
and that he may build
the palace
for which I have
made provision.
So he concludes
with that.
He concludes
his prayer
by asking God
to keep
all the people
united.
And he's going back.
He's reminding God
of
the faithfulness
that he's shown
to all his fathers,
Abraham,
Isaac,
and Israel
or Jacob.
And he says,
also,
unite my people
with one heart
and one mind.
Let them,
let this,
what started here
today,
let that continue.
Let them not divide.
Keep them as one.
Then he asked
that Solomon,
his son,
who will be
the future heir
very soon,
acts in a whole heart.
See that?
In obedience
to God's commandments.
He acknowledges
Solomon
as the next king
in the following verses.
He goes on
for Solomon
to be anointed.
Solomon had
been anointed
in one sense
during this coup
to kind of
seal the deal,
though that's not
mentioned in Chronicles.
This is a second
ceremony
where the whole nation
rightfully accepts
Solomon as the heir.
And just like
what God
has done for David,
now he's promising
to do it
for Solomon.
And then soon after,
David passes away
and he lays to rest
with his fathers.
So I have three things
for us to look at
today
when we're looking at
just wrapping up
the life of David.
First,
number one,
God's purpose
and work
accomplished
in David.
God's purpose
and work
accomplished
in David.
You can just
write this down
to kind of save time
to kind of save time.
Acts 13,
verse 36.
Paul is speaking
to the Jews
at Antioch
and he says,
for David,
after he had served
the purpose
of God
in his own
generation,
fell asleep
and he was laid
with his fathers
and saw corruption.
Alright,
so
this is the summation
of David's life.
He was an extraordinary
man,
but a man
and like us,
fallen,
broken,
and sinful.
So after looking
at David's sins,
after looking at
his failures
and struggles,
does it surprise you
that God's purpose
was not thwarted?
Would you be tempted
to think that
a man that could
commit such
heinous,
grievous sin
could be used
by God
to accomplish
his will and purpose?
This is what
Paul said,
like yeah,
God did accomplish
his purpose.
David served
his purpose
in his generation.
So despite
all those failures,
sins,
and shortcomings,
God in his grace
accomplished his will
and his providential
purposes for the life
of David
of Bethlehem.
Paul said
that it had
been done
all by God's hand.
So under David,
God united
the people of Israel
into one nation.
He expanded
the kingdom.
He defeated
Israel's pagan enemies.
He reestablished
worship.
He brought the ark
of God
to Jerusalem.
He established
David's house
forever.
Remember?
The Davidic covenant
that we looked at
promising that one day
God would raise up
a son from David's line
that would sit
on the throne
for all eternity,
brought to pass
in Jesus Christ,
the son of David,
and the Lord of David.
And then,
after God's purpose
was fulfilled
in David,
around 961
or so B.C.,
he dies
a natural death
around the age
of 70.
He's buried
in Jerusalem.
With all the fighting
and all the bloodshed
that David had
engaged in,
it is amazing
that he died
a ripe old age.
1 Chronicles 29-28
it says,
Then he died
at a good age,
ripe old age,
full of days,
riches,
and honor,
and Solomon,
his son,
reigned
in his place.
1 Kings 2,
verse 10 says,
David slept
with his fathers
and was buried
in the city of David.
And the time
that David reigned
over Israel
was 40 years.
He reigned
seven years
at Hebron
and 33 years
in Jerusalem.
So Solomon
sat on the throne
of David,
his father,
and the kingdom
was firmly established.
So this idea
of sleeping
with his fathers,
this is a metaphor
for the expectation
of awakening
for something
in the future.
And with his fathers
seems to indicate
the sight of
that he is with them
right now.
Right?
He's gone on
to be with the faithful men
that were before him
joining in that hope.
And in this text
it says his kingdom
was firmly established.
This is important
because if you look
at this chapter,
which we don't have time for,
the term firmly established
is used three times.
At the beginning
of the chapter,
the middle,
and the end.
It's like God
trying to say,
hey,
God has kept His word.
He is recalling
the covenant
that He made,
ensuring that He
will have an everlasting
kingdom and dynasty.
So,
just really quickly,
this is still under
the guise of
God has accomplished
His purpose
and His work.
But the writer of Hebrews
says,
hey,
remember your leaders,
those who spoke
the word of God to you,
consider the outcome
of their way of life
and imitate their faith.
So what are a few things
that we can walk away with
from David's life
before we move on
to the next point?
This is by way of review,
really quickly.
One,
David,
a man after God's own heart.
Samuel told Saul
after he had been rejected,
the Lord has sought out
a man after his own heart.
1 Samuel 13, 14.
And we said that
a man or woman
after God's own heart
at its foundation
means one
whose deepest heart desires,
longings,
are for his God.
shown or revealed
in how one lives.
So this just means
the overall bend,
the overall trajectory
of David's life
was characterized
by going after his God.
And God reminded Samuel,
if you remember,
do not look on
the outward appearance
or on the height
of his stature
because I have rejected him.
For the Lord sees,
not as man sees.
man looks
on the outward appearance,
but the Lord
looks on the heart.
Get that in your head.
The man alone,
what he values,
what culture values,
just doesn't matter
to God.
It doesn't.
God has his own standards,
his own way
of looking at things,
but not by outward appearance,
but by the heart.
And the defining trait
of David's heart
was that it was
after God's heart.
And Paul also said
about David in Acts 13
that God raised up David
to be their king,
of whom he testified
and said,
I have found in David
the son of Jesse,
a man after my own heart.
Here's the other part.
Who will do all my will.
Acts 13, 22.
So one, he was a man
after God's own heart.
Number two,
a man who trusted God
in the midst of it.
Adversity.
A man who trusted God
in the midst of adversity.
David met with many,
many faces of trials
and adversity,
numerous hardships.
When he fled from Saul,
fearing for his life,
he hid in the cave.
And if you look at Psalm 57,
it actually says this.
It's like a record
of memorable thoughts
of David
when he fled from Saul
in the cave.
So as he's fleeing
for his life,
he writes this psalm.
Psalm 57, 1 and 2.
Be merciful to me,
O God.
Be merciful to me.
For in you,
my soul takes refuge.
In the shadow of your wings,
I will take refuge.
Till the storms
of destruction
pass by.
I cry out to God,
most high,
to God,
listen to this part,
who fulfills his purpose
for me.
So this reality
that he knew
what God was going to do,
that God had a purpose,
a plan to make him king,
gave him hope
in the midst of adversity.
Thirdly,
he was a man
who by faith
faced down death.
A man who by faith
faced down death.
David trusted in God
and bravely stepped forward
as their champion
when other men would not,
including Saul,
to face down
the Philistine champion,
Goliath,
the champion of death.
And by his trust in God
and his faith,
he defeated Goliath,
the giant Philistine.
And he gave God
the praise for it.
He actually said to him,
Goliath,
he said,
that God's going to
take you down
so that all the earth
may know
that there is a God
in Israel
and that all this assembly
may know
that the Lord saves
not with the sword
and the spear
for the battle
is the Lord's
and he will give you
into our hand.
And David bravely
defeated him
and he upheld
God's honor.
God upheld his own honor
through David.
Better way to say that.
And then lastly,
he is a man
who fought,
no second,
he was a man
who fought
to expand God's kingdom.
We looked at this
recently,
David expanded
his kingdom
north,
south,
east,
west.
All the major
pagan enemies
were defeated
and God gave him
the victory
and he wrote
songs of victory.
Psalm 108,
13,
with God
we shall do
valiantly.
It is he
who would tread
down our foes.
And so all those
military victories
broadcasted
to all the nations
around them
about God's
covenantal love
for his people.
people.
And if you look
at the maps,
the land
that he conquered
resembles very closely
the land
that was promised
to Abraham.
So he took back
all that coveted land.
God keeping his word
and showing his faithfulness,
that's what he accomplished
through David,
his instrument
to uphold
his covenant.
Then lastly,
as we looked at last week,
a man
who showed
true repentance
before God.
We know the story,
but in the aftermath
of committing
that dark,
heinous sin
against God
by adultery
with Bathsheba,
the murder
of Uriah
and the cover-up
as king,
David did not
shift blame.
He didn't minimize
what he did.
He took full ownership
over his sin
and made no excuses.
He responded
in true repentance
before God.
He really was
shattered.
He said,
I have sinned
against the Lord.
2 Samuel 12, 13
and then later on
as we looked at it,
he wrote Psalm 51,
a psalm of repentance
where he asked God
to have mercy on him
because against you
and you alone
have I sinned against
and done what is evil
in your sight.
So he shows us
what true repentance
looks like.
He doesn't just
want to be spared
the consequences
of his sin.
He wants fellowship
with God.
He wants to be restored
back into right
relationship
with God.
That was the overarching
drive of David's prayer
in Psalm 51.
He wants God's presence
again.
He wants his sin
removed.
And so,
God forgives him.
So,
David held on
to that promise
throughout his life
that God would
accomplish
what he said he would
in his life.
Accomplish the purpose
for his life.
David wrote in Psalm
136,
138,
excuse me,
verses 6 and 8,
that though I walk
in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life.
You stretch out
your hand
against the wrath
of my enemies
and your right hand
delivers me.
And here it is,
I'm repeating it
again and again.
The Lord will
fulfill
his purpose
for me.
Your steadfast love,
O Lord,
endures forever.
Do not forsake
the work
of your hands.
So he held on
to that reality.
So that's all
point number one
of God's purpose
and work accomplished
in the life of David.
But point two,
quickly,
and then point three,
God's purpose
and work
in our lives.
Okay?
So,
there are many
dark days
for us as well.
We're overwhelmed
by our own sin
and the sin
we see in the world.
Still facing
the devastating
effects of sin
in this present life.
We get discouraged
because we tend
to focus on
how sin
has beaten us
down
rather than
facing the gospel.
Our souls get faint
and weary,
shattered
and broken.
But the good news
for us
is that God
will fulfill
his purpose
in me and you
if we are in Christ
because
he has first
fulfilled
his purpose
in Christ.
God will enable
his saints
to persevere
until the end
and be saved.
Don't forget
Philippians 1.6.
Paul says,
I am sure,
I am confident
of this,
that he who began
a good work
in you
will bring it
to completion
at the day
of Jesus Christ.
So,
we are kept
by God's power
and later on
we are brought
to glory.
So,
it isn't your
greatest desire
to be a man
or woman
after God's
own heart
and to leave
this world
having accomplished
the work
that he ordained
for you to do.
Does it encourage
you and strengthen
your heart
to know
that even though
David,
a man of great
failure and sin,
God still
fulfilled his purpose
in David's life.
Does that encourage
you
that he also
would do to you
if you turn to him
in faith?
And like David,
God is looking
to use
us for
accomplishing things
for his glory
if your heart
would be fully
devoted to him.
And then lastly,
Christ's purpose
and work.
God's purpose
and work
for Christ.
Right?
We have to end
with this.
The son of David,
Jesus Christ,
also fulfilled
God's purpose.
So,
not long
after he
arrived in Jerusalem,
on the last
trip to Jerusalem
before he was
arrested,
his heart
became very heavy
with all the
suffering that lay
ahead.
It's just kind
of hitting him.
He arrives
and it's all
starting to become
real to him.
So,
whenever Jesus
makes the comment,
for this purpose,
I have come,
like you need
to highlight that
and pay attention.
Jesus says
in John 12,
27,
he goes,
now my soul
is troubled
and what shall
I say?
Father,
save me
from this hour,
an hour of trial
and agony.
But for this purpose,
I have come
to this hour.
Father,
glorify your name.
Then a voice
came from heaven,
I have glorified it
and I will glorify it
again.
So,
here,
we see Jesus
becoming troubled
and he's like,
what should I do?
Should I ask the
Father to spare me
for what's ahead?
And then he like,
speaks the truth
to himself
and he goes,
no,
this is why I came.
This is why I came.
Then he asked God
to glorify his name
and God says
he has
and he will.
So,
we can sum it up
right here.
The main purpose
for coming to earth
was to bring honor
and glory
to the Father
by carrying out
the work
of redemption.
His purpose
for coming to earth
was to bring honor
and glory
to his Father
by carrying out
the work
of redemption.
To glorify his Father
by carrying out
the redemptive plan
for sinners
that the Father
had sent him
to do.
This eternal plan
would reverse
the effects
of the fall,
provide a way
for sinners
to be forgiven
and restored
in relationship
to God
and to call together
a redeemed people,
a single redeemed people
to give
to the Son
as his people.
So,
later,
before his arrest
and crucifixion
in the great
high priestly prayer,
John 17,
4,
Jesus prayed this.
He says to the Father,
I glorified you
on the earth
having accomplished
the work
that you gave me
to do.
Can you imagine
leaving this world
and being able
to say that?
I pray
that it's true
for me
and for you
that we can
leave this world
saying with a clear
conscience,
I know it wasn't
perfect and I know
your mercy covers me,
but with your help
I have accomplished
the work that you
gave me to do
and I glorified you
in this life.
So,
the work of
pleasing his Father
consumed Jesus.
He said,
my food is to do
the will of him
that has sent me
and accomplish
his work.
John 4,
34.
Jesus accomplished
this plan
by living out
his entire life
in joyful obedience
to the Father
and not giving in
to sin,
bringing forth
the kingdom
of God.
His life's work
was to honor
his Father
and it all
climaxed at the cross.
in his dying breath
he uttered,
it is finished.
John 19, 30.
So, our salvation
was accomplished
and then sealed
when he rose
from the dead.
So, to see
the significance
of King David,
we must
see him
inside the greater
life
of King Jesus.
The last name,
I was reminded
of this
yesterday
by a brother
who faithfully
taught the word
yesterday.
The last name
of Jesus
that actually
is used
in the entire
scripture
is found
in Revelation
22,
verse 6.
And Jesus
says,
it's because
I, Jesus,
have sent my angel
to testify to you
about these things
for the churches.
And he says,
I am the root
of the descendant
of David,
the bright
morning star.
So, even in the
last time
that Jesus
explains himself
or names himself
in the scripture,
it's tied
to being a
descendant
of David,
God's covenant
love
to his people.
So, we have
to look
at David
and the
significance
that he had
in the bigger
picture,
the bigger story
of Christ
and his
redeeming work
as our true
king.
So,
in closing,
I'm going to ask
you to do
something very
different.
So, don't freak
out.
It'll be alright.
Open up your
Bibles to
Psalm 16.
A psalm
of David
when he
prayed for
God's
protection
and refuge.
A psalm
of confidence.
We promised
not to make
this the norm.
but I
would like
for you
to stand
with me.
Stand up
and let's
read
Psalm 16
together.
A psalm
of David.
And knowing
that David
is now
exalted,
he is with
the Lord,
and that is
also what
awaits us.
So, in
closing,
let's read
Psalm 16
together.
It's a few
verses.
Ready?
Preserve
me, O
God,
for in
you I
take refuge.
I say
to the
Lord,
you are
my Lord,
I have
no good
apart from
you.
As for
the saints
in the
land,
they are
the excellent
ones in
whom all
my delight.
For the
sorrows of
those who
run after
another God
and multiply
their
offerings of
blood,
I will
not pour
out.
Or take
the names
on my
lips.
The Lord
is my
chosen
portion
and my
cup.
You hold
my lot.
The lines
have fallen
for me
in pleasant
places.
Indeed,
I have a
beautiful
inheritance.
I bless
the Lord
who gives
me counsel.
In the
night also
my heart
instructs
me.
I have
set the
Lord
always
before me.
Because
he is at
my right
hand,
I shall
not be
shaken.
Therefore,
my heart
is glad
and my
whole being
rejoices.
My flesh
also dwells
secure.
For you
will not
abandon
my soul
to shield
or let
your Holy
One see
corruption.
You make
known to
me the
path of
life.
In your
presence
there is
fullness
of joy.
At your
right hand
there are
pleasures
forever
more.
To
desde