1. Preserve me, O ·God for I trust in thee.
2. Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; --
3. To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.
4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.
5. Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7. I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.
8. I have set Jehovah continually before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9. Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.
10. For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.