1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”

3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.^b

4The sorrows of those who run after^c another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.

5The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.^d
8I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being^e rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.^f

11You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.