Psalm 16

 ^1-2 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.

   I say to God, "Be my Lord!"

      Without you, nothing makes sense.

 ³ And these God-chosen lives all around—

      what splendid friends they make!

 ⁴ Don't just go shopping for a god.

      Gods are not for sale.

   I swear I'll never treat god-names

      like brand-names.

 ^5-6 My choice is you, God, first and only.

      And now I find I'm your choice!

   You set me up with a house and yard.

      And then you made me your heir!

 ^7-8 The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake

      is confirmed by my sleeping heart.

   Day and night I'll stick with God;

      I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.

 ^9-10 I'm happy from the inside out,

      and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed.

   You canceled my ticket to hell—

      that's not my destination!

 ¹¹ Now you've got my feet on the life path,

      all radiant from the shining of your face.

   Ever since you took my hand,

      I'm on the right way.

(Psalm 16, The Message)

I'm not letting go. My choice is you and there is no other choice. And I am Your choice. Man that just hits home. I love this psalm in The Message version. Lord, I will never treat Your name like brand names. Your name is worthy of all praise! In the NIV version, this psalm talks about God at our right hand and we are at His right hand. When God's at our right hand, we will not be shaken. When we are at God's right hand, we're filled with joy and eternal pleasures. I sense a win-win situation ;)

I shall start my prayers with the first two veres: Keep me safe, God. Be my Lord. Without You, nothing makes sense anymore.
And I'll end my prayer with: I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.

O how my heart longs and yearn for more of You. I will run to You!

johnny