1 P reserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

¶ Preserve me, O God: for in thee I have put my trust.

2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good besides You.”

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my goodness: I have no goodness apart from thee;

3 A s for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

to the saints that are in the earth and to the excellent: all my delight is towards them.

4 T he sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied; I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

The sorrows of those that hasten after another god shall be multiplied; their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

5 T he Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.

The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou dost maintain my lot.

6 T he lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

I will bless the LORD, who gives me counsel: my kidneys also instruct me in the night seasons.

8 I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

¶ I have set the LORD always before me: because when he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 T herefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest secure.

10 F or You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in Sheol; neither wilt thou suffer thy Merciful One to see corruption.

11 Y ou will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; in thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.