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.”n

3As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble ones

in whom is all my delight.*

4Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;o

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.*