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Psalm 16

A miktama by David.

1 Protect me, O God, because I take refuge in you.

2 I said to the Lord,

“You are my Lord. Without you, I have nothing good.”

3 Those who lead holy lives on earth

are the noble ones who fill me with joy.

4 Those who quickly chase after other gods multiply their sorrows.

I will not pour out their sacrificial offerings of blood

or use my lips to speak their names.

5 The Lord is my inheritance and my cup.

You are the one who determines my destiny.

6 Your boundary lines mark out pleasant places for me.

Indeed, my inheritance is something beautiful.

7 I will praise the Lord, who advises me.

My conscience warns me at night.

8 I always keep the Lord in front of me.

When he is by my side, I cannot be moved.

9 That is why my heart is glad and my soul rejoices.

My body rests securely

10 because you do not abandon my soul to the grave

or allow your holy one to decay.

11 You make the path of life known to me.

Complete joy is in your presence.

Pleasures are by your side forever.

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