1 Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

2 I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord;

I have no good besides You."

3 As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,

They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry];

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

5 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];

You support my lot.

6 The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;

Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

7 I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;

Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

8 I have set the Lord continually before me;

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;

My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,

10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. [Acts 13:35]

11 You will show me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. [Acts 2:25-28, 31]