1 P reserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 M y soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 A s for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 T heir sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 Y ahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 T he lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 T herefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 F or you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
11 Y ou will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.