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Song of Trust and Security in God

A Miktam of David.

1Protect 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 holy ones in the land, they are the noble,

in whom is all my delight.

4Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or take their names upon my lips.

5The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;

you hold my lot.

6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

I have a goodly heritage.

7I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;

in the night also my heart instructs me.

8I keep the Lord always before me;

because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;

my body also rests secure.

10For you do not give me up to Sheol,

or let your faithful one see the Pit.

11You show me the path of life.

In your presence there is fullness of joy;

in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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