Psalms 16

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A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
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I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
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As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
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Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
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The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
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The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
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I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
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I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
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For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.