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My share is the LORD

¹A miktam of David. Guard me, God, for I have made you my refuge. ²My soul, you have told the LORD, “You are my Lord; my good is found in you alone.”^{a 3}The holy people who live in the land are the truly great; they are my whole delight.^{b 4}Those who court another god will have sorrow upon sorrow. I will not pour out their offerings of blood, or even speak the names of their gods. ⁵The LORD is the share I have been given and the cup I drink; it is you who hold my lot secure. ⁶The measuring lines have marked out a lovely place for me; truly, the land I inherit delights me. ⁷I bless the LORD, my adviser; even at night my deepest self keeps teaching me. ⁸I have placed the LORD in front of me at all times; since he is there at my right hand, I will never stumble. ⁹That is why my heart is glad and my spirit celebrates; my body too will live in safety. ¹⁰For you will not give me up to Sheol, nor allow your loyal one to see the pit.^{c 11}You teach me the road that leads to life; in your presence there is joy in full, and at your right hand delights that never end.