Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;
    listen to my cry. Psalm 17:1

What is the measuring stick for a just plea?

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    nor will you let your faithful^[b] one see decay.
¹¹ You make known to me the path of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,
    with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:10,11

What is the path of life? How will God make it known?

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure Psalm 16:9

What does a body resting secure look like?

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure, Psalm 16:9

What kinds of things does a rejoicing tongue speak about?

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure Psalm 16:9

What does a glad heart feel like?

I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8

What does life look like with God at your right hand?

I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
    even at night my heart instructs me. Psalm 16:7

How often do you hear God’s voice in the night?

Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
    you make my lot secure. Psalm 16:5

How secure do you feel right now with your lot in life? How can you and God improve that feeling together?

Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
    you make my lot secure. Psalm 16:5

How is God like a cup?

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