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Psalms 16

1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.

1 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.

2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”

2 I say to God, "Be my Lord!" Without you, nothing makes sense.

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

3 And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make!

4 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.

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.

5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.

5 My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice!

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

6 You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!

7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

7 The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart.

8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

8 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 also will rest secure,

9 I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed.

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

10 You canceled my ticket to hell - that's not my destination!

11 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.

11 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.