You Will Not Abandon My Soul
A Miktam16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.
1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
4The sorrows of those who run after16:4 Or who acquire another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.
5The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
8I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being16:9 Hebrew my glory rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.16:10 Or see the pit
11You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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