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1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
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1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
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2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
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2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
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3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
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3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
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4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
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4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
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5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
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5 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
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6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
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6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
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7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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8 I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
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8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
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9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
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10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
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11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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