Lexham English Bible LEB
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1 Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.
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Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
2 [Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."
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I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 With regard to [the] saints who [are] in the land, they [are the] noble ones in [whom is] all my desire.
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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 Those [who] hurry [after] another [god] increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on 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 Yahweh [is] the portion [which is] my share and my cup. You hold my lot.
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LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 [The] measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, [my] inheritance is delightful for me.
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7 I will bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, [at] night my {innermost being} instructs me.
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I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I have set Yahweh before me always. Because [he is] at my right hand I will not be shaken.
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I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety,
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
10 for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 You will make known to me [the] path of life. In your presence [is] fullness of joy. At your right hand [are] pleasures forever.
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You make 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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