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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.
7 I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.
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I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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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 rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
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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 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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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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