| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | 1A miktam of David. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
| 2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | 2I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing." |
| 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. | 3I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight." |
| 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 run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips. |
| 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. | 5LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. |
| 6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. |
| 7I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. | 7I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. |
| 8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. | 8I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
| 9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, |
| 10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. | 10because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. |
| 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 make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. |
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