The Message Bible MSG
New International Version NIV
1 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.
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Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to God, "Be my Lord!" Without you, nothing makes sense.
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I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make!
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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 Don't just go shopping for a god. Gods are not for sale. I swear I'll never treat god-names like brand-names.
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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 My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice!
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LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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