September 10: Psalm 63; Psalm 103; 1 Kings 12:21–33; Acts 4:18–31; John 10:31–42

Proper 18 First Psalm: Psalm 63 Psalm 63 (Listen) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63   O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;<br />    my soul thirsts for you;<br />  my flesh faints for you,<br />    as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.<br />2   So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,<br />    beholding your power and glory.<br />3   Because your steadfast love is better than life,<br />    my lips will praise you.<br />4   So I will bless you as long as I live;<br />    in your name I will lift up my hands.<br /> 5   My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,<br />    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,<br />6   when I remember you upon my bed,<br />    and meditate on you in the watches of the night;<br />7   for you have been my help,<br />    and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.<br />8   My soul clings to you;<br />    your right hand upholds me.<br /> 9   But those who seek to destr