True Love (Psalm 16)

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Protect me, O God, Because in you I take refuge.

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God of my heart and soul, I need you. You are my one and only. Your devotion and care shelters me, and I love your protection. O God, you are the one who is for me.

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I say to YHWH:
   “You are Lord;
    My good is not above you”

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YWHW is God, I am His creature. I confess before everyone and everything that He alone is my King! I choose to submit to Him, like a bride on her wedding day. You love me, YHWH, and I love you.

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I say to the saints in the land, and the nobles - all my delight is in them:
   “Their sorrows shall multiply - another they have acquired.
    I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood.
    And I will not lift up their names on my lips.”

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Likewise, I confess before all the great leaders of the land that YHWH alone is my King! Not the idols of our time, not the passing political fad, not the promise of a better life from every medicine-man who tempts. I will not give them my time and attention. I will not commit my heart to these others. I will not call their name when I need help and protection.

Those who don’t love, trust, and fear God, those are the ones who have fallen in love with another. Those are the ones who are attracted to the thrill of their abusive boyfriends. Gods who are not there. Not honest. Not kind. Not merciful. But, I will not be fooled by any other. So I say again: YHWH is my Lord.

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The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
  you hold my lot.

The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
  indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

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I am content. I am loved. I am cared for. I have a delightful future, because of the Lord. There is nothing else that matters.

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I praise YHWH who counsels me.
And in the night also my inner soul instructs me.

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Gratitude. Thanksgiving. Praise. The Lord of All takes time for me. In my gut and in my soul, I can feel His truth and compassion. For me.