| Chapter 16 |
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A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.
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Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;
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For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.
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Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
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Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot.
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Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.
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I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
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I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because -- at my right hand I am not moved.
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Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:
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For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.
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Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys [is] with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!
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