Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Paul’s prayer for you: may the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust Him, until you overflow with hope.
Psalm 16:11
Psalm 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
God shows the path of life, and in His presence is fullness of joy.
KJVPsalm 16:11 in context
8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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