Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. | 1A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. |
2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” | 2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” |
3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. | 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. |
4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. | 4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. |
5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. | 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. |
6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. | 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. |
7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. | 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. |
8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | 8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. |
10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. | 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. |
11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. | 11You have made 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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