In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice!
In the morning, I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch!
My mouth is filled with Your praise,
And with Your glory all the day!
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall declare Your praise!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Verse
Psalm 73:25 (ESV) — “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.”
Meditation
The Psalmist confesses a truth learned through struggle: God Himself is the soul’s true portion. All other desires, however strong, are shown to be insufficient when set beside Him. Earthly goods may sustain for a time, but they cannot secure the heart. This verse reveals a reordering of love, where the soul is drawn away from lesser attachments and fixed upon the Lord alone. Such desire is not natural but formed through the work of God, who teaches His people by exposing the limits of all else. To say that nothing on earth compares with Him is to stand in the clarity of faith. In Christ, this confession is fulfilled, for He brings sinners into communion with the Father and establishes them in a lasting inheritance. Therefore the faithful rest not in passing things, but in God Himself, whose presence is their enduring good.
New Testament
Philippians 3:8 (ESV) — “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”
As the Psalmist declares that nothing on earth compares with God, this reflects the same judgment in Christ. All things are counted as loss when set beside the surpassing worth of knowing Him.
Old Testament
Lamentations 3:24 (ESV) — “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
This confirms the Psalmist’s confession that God alone is the soul’s portion. Hope rests not in circumstances, but in the Lord who remains constant.
Collect
O God, our portion and our hope, grant that we may desire You above all things and find in You our true satisfaction; order our hearts by Your grace, that we may hold fast to You in faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn Verse
Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
TLH 371, Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
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