Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in thee.
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Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; for thou has no need of my goodness.
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I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
3 On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.
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As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their weaknesses have been multiplied; afterward they hasted. I will by no means assemble their bloody meetings, neither will I make mention of their names with my lips.
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Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.
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The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in the best places, yea, I have a most excellent heritage.
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord who has instructed me; my reins too have chastened me even till night.
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I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
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I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart rejoiced an my tongue exulted; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
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Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
10 because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit.
11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand there are delights for ever.
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You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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