1. Preserve me, O my God;
you are my refuge true.
I say, “You are my Lord. I have
no good apart from you.”
The saints throughout the earth—
in them is my delight,
for excellent are they who live
as holy in your sight.

2.Those seeking other gods
shall multiply their pain;
their gifts of blood I offer not;
their gods I will not name.
O LORD, you are to me
my cup and portion sure;
the lot that you assign to me
you guard and keep secure.

3.The lot that fell to me
is beautiful and fair;
the heritage in which I dwell
is good beyond compare.
I praise the LORD above,
whose counsel guides aright.
My heart instructs me in his love
in seasons of the night.

4.I keep before me still
the LORD whom I have proved;
at my right hand he guards from ill,
and I shall not be moved.
My heart is therefore glad;
my tongue with joy will sing.
My body, too, will rest secure
in hope unwavering.

5.For you will not forsake
my soul unto the grave,
nor will you leave your Holy One
to see the tomb’s decay.
Life’s pathway you make known,
full joy of boundless store
is found with you; at your right hand
are pleasures evermore.