[1] Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have found refuge, and in You do I put my trust and hide myself. [2] I say to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have no good beside or beyond You. [3] As for the godly (the saints) who are in the land, they are the excellent, the noble, and the glorious, in whom is all my delight. [4] Their sorrows shall be multiplied who choose another god; their drink offerings of blood will I not offer or take their names upon my lips. [5] The Lord is my chosen and assigned portion, my cup; You hold and maintain my lot. [6] The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good heritage. [7] I will bless the Lord, Who has given me counsel; yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons. [8] I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. [9] Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my inner self] rejoices; my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety, [10] For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the place of the dead), neither will You suffer Your holy one [Holy One] to see corruption. [11] You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
