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Keep me safe, my God
For in you I take refuge
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord
I have no good thing apart from You”

I say of the holy people
Who are in the land
“They are the noble ones
In whom is all my delight”

Those who run after other gods
Will suffer more and more from this
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
Or take up their names on my lips

Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup
You make my lot secure
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places
Surely I have a delightful inheritance because of You

I keep my eyes always on the Lord
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken
Even at night my heart instructs me

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices
My body also will rest secure thanks to laws I obey
Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead
Nor will You let Your faithful one see decay

You make known to me the path of life
You will fill me with joy in Your presence
With eternal pleasures at Your right hand
Praise to You, Lord – the life essence