Psalms

Chapter 16

The Presence of the LORD

A Miktam [a] of David.

1 Preserve me, O God,

for in You I take refuge.

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2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

apart from You I have no good thing.”

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3 As for the saints in the land,

they are the excellence

in whom all my delight resides.

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4 Sorrows will multiply

to those who chase other gods.

I will not pour out their libations of blood,

or speak their names with my lips.

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5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;

You have made my lot secure.

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6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places;

surely my inheritance is delightful.

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7 I will bless the LORD who counsels me;

even at night my conscience instructs me. [b]

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8 I have set [c] the LORD always before me.

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will dwell securely. [d]

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10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. [e]

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11 You have made known to me the path of life;

You will fill me with joy in Your presence, [f]

with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

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