This is Psalm 16 from the Message, adapted by Matt Long as a corporate prayer, which he led on Sunday morning at Youthwork the Conference 2010. The leaders says the bits in plain text, and the congregation can join the bits in bold. You can download and use the PowerPoint attached, or distribute the words in some other way. It has some great contemporary turns of phrase, and words of surrender to God. Thanks to Matt and Bless for letting us share this.
Psalm 16
Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you. Without you, nothing makes sense.
God, You have made known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
Don't just go shopping for a god.
Gods are not for sale. Instead be consumed by ‘all-consuming God’.
God, You have made known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice!
You set me up and then you made me your heir.
God, You have made known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I'll stick with God.
God, You have made known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
I'm deeply content from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed. You cancelled my ticket to hell - that's not my destination.
God, You have made know to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
God, You have made known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness and joy.
Today, I choose to surrender to the love, and walk Your way.
Amen
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