| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | 1A Miktam of David. Preserve 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.” | 2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” |
| 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. | 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. |
| 4The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on 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. |
| 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. | 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. |
| 6The 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 bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. | 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. |
| 8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall 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 flesh also dwells secure. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. |
| 10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. | 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. |
| 11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. | 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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