1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
1 'n Gedig van Dawid. Bewaar my, o God, want by U skuil ek.
2 Ek het tot die HERE gesê: U is my Here; vir my is daar geen goed bo U nie.
3 Maar aangaande die heiliges wat op die aarde is, sê ek: Hulle is die heerlikes in wie al my behae is.
4 Die smarte van hulle wat 'n ander god met gawes vereer, sal menigvuldig wees; ek sal hulle drankoffers van bloed nie uitgiet en hulle name op my lippe nie neem nie.
5 Die HERE is die deel van my erfenis en van my beker; U onderhou my lot.
6 Die meetsnoere het vir my in lieflike plekke geval, ja, my erfenis is vir my mooi.
7 Ek sal die HERE loof wat my raad gegee het; selfs in die nag vermaan my niere my.
8 Ek stel die HERE altyddeur voor my; omdat Hy aan my regterhand is, sal ek nie wankel nie.
9 Daarom is my hart bly en my eer juig; ook sal my vlees in veiligheid woon;
10 want U sal my siel aan die doderyk nie oorgee nie; U sal nie toelaat dat u gunsgenoot verderwing sien nie.
11 U sal my die pad van die lewe bekend maak; versadiging van vreugde is voor u aangesig, lieflikhede in u regterhand, vir ewig.