Hebrew Names Version HNV
The Message Bible MSG
1 <<A Poem by David.>> Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
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Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.
2 My soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
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I say to God, "Be my Lord!" Without you, nothing makes sense.
3 As for the holy ones who are in the eretz, They are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
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And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make!
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take their names on my lips.
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Don't just go shopping for a god. Gods are not for sale. I swear I'll never treat god-names like brand-names.
5 The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
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My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice!
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
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You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
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The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
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I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed.
10 For you will not leave my soul in She'ol, Neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
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You canceled my ticket to hell - that's not my destination!
11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
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Now you've got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I'm on the right way.
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