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1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
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Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
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I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
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As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.
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.
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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 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
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The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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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 is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
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For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit.
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.
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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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