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| Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;
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I have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord,
my good above all other."
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| 2
| All my delight is upon the godly that are
in the land, *
upon those who are noble among the people.
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| 3
| But those who run after other gods *
shall have their troubles multiplied.
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| 4
| Their libations of blood I will not offer,
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nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.
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| 5
| O LORD, you are my portion and my cup; *
it is you who uphold my lot.
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| 6
| My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *
indeed, I have a goodly heritage.
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| 7
| I will bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
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my heart teaches me, night after night.
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| 8
| I have set the LORD always before me; *
because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.
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| 9
| My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit
rejoices; *
my body also shall rest in hope.
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| 10
| For you will not abandon me to the grave,
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nor let your holy one see the Pit.
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| 11
| You will show me the path of life; *
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.
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