Psalm 16:1-11 · Psalm 16

1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I said to the Lord , "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."

3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.

5 Lord , you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord , who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

8 I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Symbols Of Thanksgiving -- Stone And Rope
Psalm 16:5-6
Children's Sermon
by Kenneth Mortonson
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Purpose: To stress our need to thank God for all the good things that have come to us in life.

Materials: A large stone that you can hold in the palm of your hand and a piece of rope, about two feet long.

Lesson: It is very important to understand what a symbol stands for. Here is a stone and a piece of rope that are symbols of thanksgiving. But to understand their symbolism, we need to know about a practice from Old Testament times. Long ago in Palestine, farmland was given to village families each year by lot. Let me tell you what that meant. At the beginning of the planting season, small stones were marked wi…

CSS Publishing Company, WHEN IT'S TWILIGHT TIME, by Kenneth Mortonson