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Psalm 16

1. Preserve me O God:
   for in you I have taken refuge.
2. I have said to the Lord, 'You are my God:
   from you alone comes all my prosperity.'
3. All my delight is in the faithful who dwell in the land:
   and in those who excel in virtue.
4. But as for those who run after other gods:
   their troubles shall be multiplied.
5. Libations of blood I will not offer to those gods:
   nor will I take their names up on my lips.
6. You Lord are my allotted portion and my cup;
   you yourself have cast my lot.
7. My boundaries enclose a pleasant land:
   indeed I have a noble heritage.
8. I will thank you O Lord for giving me counsel:
   at night also you teach my heart.
9. I keep you always before me:
   you are on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.
10. So my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices:
    my body also shall rest in safety.
11. For you will not give me up to the power of death:
    nor suffer your beloved to see the Abyss.
12. You will show me the path of life, in your presence is the fullness of joy:
    and from your right hand flow delights for evermore.