American Standard Version ASV
New International Version NIV
1 Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
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Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
2 [O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
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I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
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I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another [god]: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.
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Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.
5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
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LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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