On Sunday, June 25, 2023, worship at Durham Friends Meeting was unprogrammed, and following our regular worship there was a memorial service for Margret Wentworth. Both featured readings of Psalm 118, one of Margaret’s favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 <\/sup>Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; 2 <\/sup>Let Israel say: 5 <\/sup>When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; 8 <\/sup>It is better to take refuge in the Lord 15 <\/sup>Shouts of joy and victory 22 <\/sup>The stone the builders rejected 25 <\/sup>Lord, save us! 26 <\/sup>Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. 28 <\/sup>You are my God, and I will praise you; 29 <\/sup>Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; On Sunday, June 25, 2023, worship at Durham Friends Meeting was unprogrammed, and following our regular worship there was a memorial service for Margret Wentworth. Both featured readings of Psalm 118, one of Margaret’s favorites. Psalm 118 (KJV) 1 Give thanks … Continue reading
his love endures forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis love endures forever.\u201d
3 <\/sup>Let the house of Aaron say:
\u201cHis love endures forever.\u201d
4 <\/sup>Let those who fear the Lord say:
\u201cHis love endures forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
he brought me into a spacious place.
6 <\/sup>The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
7 <\/sup>The Lord is with me; he is my helper.
I look in triumph on my enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
than to trust in humans.
9 <\/sup>It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
10 <\/sup>All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11 <\/sup>They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 <\/sup>They swarmed around me like bees,
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13 <\/sup>I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.
14 <\/sup>The Lord is my strength and my defense[a<\/a>]<\/sup>;
he has become my salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
resound in the tents of the righteous:
\u201cThe Lord\u2019s right hand has done mighty things!
16 <\/sup> The Lord\u2019s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord\u2019s right hand has done mighty things!\u201d
17 <\/sup>I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
18 <\/sup>The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 <\/sup>Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 <\/sup>This is the gate of the Lord
through which the righteous may enter.
21 <\/sup>I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
has become the cornerstone;
23 <\/sup>the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 <\/sup>The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lord, grant us success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[b<\/a>]<\/sup>
27 <\/sup>The Lord is God,
and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up[c<\/a>]<\/sup> to the horns of the altar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you are my God, and I will exalt you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
his love endures forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"