[1] Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge. [2] I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good besides You.” [3] As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land, They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight. [4] The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry]; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips. [5] The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot. [6] The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. [7] I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night. [8] I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. [9] Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices; My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety, [10] For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. [11] You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
