Thy Mercy Shall Pursue Me - Psalm 22 (23) | Orthodox Martyr's Cross and Rose Icono-Graphic Style | Orthodox Christian Black Mug

The Lord is my shephard, and I shall not want.

In a place of green pasture, there hath He made me to dwell; beside the water of rest hath He nurtured me.

He hath converted my soul, He hath led me on the path of righteousness for His Name's sake.

For thou I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they have comforted me.

Thou has prepared a table before me in the presence of them that afflict me.

Thou has anointed me head with oil, and Thy cup which filleth me, how excellent it is!

And Thy mercy shall pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days. 

- Psalm 22 (according to the Septuagint, Psalm 23 according to the Masoretic Text)

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What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

- Luke15:4-7