You Will Not Abandon My Soul

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I 1take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; 2I have no good apart from you. ”
3 As for 3the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. a
4 The sorrows of those who run afterb another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or 4take their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is 5my chosen portion and my 6cup; you hold my 7lot.
6 8The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who 9gives me counsel; in 10the night also my 11heart instructs me. c
8 12I have 13set the Lord always before me; because he is at my 14right hand, I shall not be 15shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my 16whole beingd rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to 17Sheol, 18or let your 19holy one see 20corruption. e
11 You make known to me 21the path of life; in your presence there is 22fullness of joy; at your right hand are 23pleasures forevermore.