Spiritual Quote of the Day (Book of Psalms, on How ‘Gracious is the Lord, and Righteous’)

“Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
    our God is merciful.
The Lord preserves the simple;
    when I was brought low, he saved me.
Return, O my soul, to your rest;
    for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
 
For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling;
I walk before the Lord
    in the land of the living.
I kept my faith, even when I said,
    'I am greatly afflicted';
I said in my consternation,
    'Men are all a vain hope.'
 
What shall I render to the Lord
    for all his bounty to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name of the Lord.”—Psalm 116: 5-13 (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition)
 
The image accompanying this post, David Before Saul's Army, was created by the Italian Baroque painter Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734). (Many of the psalms are attributed to King David.)