| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | 1Keep me safe, God, for I take refuge in you. |
| 2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | 2I told the LORD, "You are my master, I have nothing good apart from you." |
| 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. | 3As for the saints that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them. |
| 4The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. | 4Those who hurry after another god will have many sorrows; I will not present their drink offerings of blood, nor will my lips speak their names. |
| 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. | 5The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot. |
| 6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me; truly, I have a beautiful heritage. |
| 7I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. | 7I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my conscience instructs me during the night. |
| 8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. | 8I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm. |
| 9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. | 9Therefore, my heart is glad, my whole being rejoices, and my body will dwell securely. |
| 10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. | 10For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, you will not allow your holy one to experience corruption. |
| 11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. | 11You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. |
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