PSALM 103:8-19

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
      slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
      nor will He harbor His anger forever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve
      or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
      so great is His love for those who fear Him;
as far as the easy is from the west,
      so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
      so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him;
for He knows how we are formed,
      He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass,
      he flourishes like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
      and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
      the Lord's love is with those who fear Him,
      and His righteousness with their children's children
with those who keep his covenant
      and remember to obey his precepts.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
     He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
      He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
      for His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley
      of the shadown of death,
I will fear no evil,
      for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
      they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
      in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
      my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
      all the days of my life.
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

PSALM 1

Blessed is the man who does not
      walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
      or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
      and on His law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
      which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
      Whatever he does prospers.

Not so the wicked!
      They are like chaff
      that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
      nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
      but the way of the wicked will perish.

PSALM 63:1-8

O God, You are my God,
      earnestly I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
      my body longs for You,
in a dry and weary land
      where there is no water.

I have seen You in the sanctuary
      and beheld Your power and Your glory.
Because Your love is better than life,
      my lips will glorify You.
I will praise You as long as I live,
      and in Your names I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the
      richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise You.

On my bed I remember You;
      I think of You through the watches of the night.
Because You are my help,
      I sing in the shadow of Your wings.
My soul clings to You;
      Your right hand upholds me.

PSALM 121

I lift my eyes up to the hills
      where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
      the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let Your foot slip
      He who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, He who watches over Israel
      will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you
      The Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
      nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm
      He will watch over your life,
the Lord will watch your coming and going
      both now and forevermore.