| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | 1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. |
| 2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | 2I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you." |
| 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. | 3As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them. |
| 4The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. | 4The sorrows of those who take another god for themselves will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not speak their names with my lips. |
| 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. | 5LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. |
| 6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. | 6The boundary 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. | 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me--even at night when my thoughts trouble me. |
| 8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. | 8I always let the LORD guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
| 9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. | 9Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely. |
| 10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. | 10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. |
| 11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. | 11You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures. |
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