| Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. | 1A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. |
| 2I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you." | 2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” |
| 3As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them. | 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. |
| 4The sorrows of those who take another god for themselves will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not speak their names with my lips. | 4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. |
| 5LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. | 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. |
| 6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. |
| 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me--even at night when my thoughts trouble me. | 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. |
| 8I always let the LORD guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | 8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
| 9Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. |
| 10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. | 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. |
| 11You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures. | 11You have made 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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