| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A Davidic Miktam. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. | 1Keep me safe, God, for I take refuge in you. |
| 2I said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You." | 2I told the LORD, "You are my master, I have nothing good apart from you." |
| 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 that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them. |
| 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. | 4Those who hurry after another god will have many sorrows; I will not present their drink offerings of blood, nor will my lips speak their names. |
| 5 LORD, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. | 5The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot. |
| 6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me; truly, I have a beautiful heritage. |
| 7I will praise the LORD who counsels me-- even at night my conscience instructs me. | 7I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my conscience instructs me during the night. |
| 8I keep the LORD in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | 8I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm. |
| 9Therefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my body also rests securely. | 9Therefore, my heart is glad, my whole being rejoices, and my body 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 leave my soul in Sheol, you will not allow your holy one to experience corruption. |
| 11You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal pleasures. | 11You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. |
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