Psalms 73:26
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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.