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Psalms 16
You Will Not Abandon My Soul
A (a)Miktam[a] of David.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I (b)take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord;
(c)I have no good apart from you."
3 As for (d)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.[b]
4 The sorrows of those who run after[c] another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or (e)take their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is (f)my chosen portion and my (g)cup;
you hold my (h)lot.
6 (i)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who (j)gives me counsel;
in (k)the night also my (l)heart instructs me.[d]
8 (m)I have (n)set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my (o)right hand, I shall not be (p)shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my (q)whole being[e] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to (r)Sheol,
(s)or let your (t)holy one see (u)corruption.[f]
11 You make known to me (v)the path of life;
in your presence there is (w)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are (x)pleasures forevermore.
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