Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
1A Davidic Miktam. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. | 1A miktam of David. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
2I said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You." | 2I say 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. | 3I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight." |
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 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. |
5 LORD, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. | 5LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. |
6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. |
7I will praise the LORD who counsels me-- even at night my conscience instructs me. | 7I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. |
8I keep the LORD in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | 8I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
9Therefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my body also rests securely. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, |
10For You will not abandon me to Sheol; You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay. | 10because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. |
11You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal pleasures. | 11You 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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