1  Preserve me, O God, for in you I ⁱtake refuge.

2  I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

^jI have no good apart from you.”

3  As for ^kthe saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight.²

4  The sorrows of those who run after³ another god shall multiply;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or ^ltake their names on my lips.

5  The Lord is ^mmy chosen portion and my ⁿcup;

you hold my ^olot.

6  ^pThe lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7  I bless the Lord who ^qgives me counsel;

in ^rthe night also my ^sheart instructs me.⁴

8  ^tI have ^uset the Lord always before me;

because he is at my ^vright hand, I shall not be ^wshaken.

9  Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^xwhole being⁵ rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10  For you will not abandon my soul to ^ySheol,

^zor let your ^aholy one see ^bcorruption.⁶

11  You make known to me ^cthe path of life;

in your presence there is ^dfullness of joy;

at your right hand are ^epleasures forevermore.

1  ^qThe Lord says to my Lord:

^r“Sit at my right hand,

^suntil I make your enemies your ^tfootstool.”

2  The Lord sends forth ^ufrom Zion

^vyour mighty scepter.

^wRule in the midst of your enemies!

3  ^xYour people will ^yoffer themselves freely

on the day of your ^zpower,¹

in ^aholy garments;²

from the womb of the morning,

the dew of your youth will be yours.³

4  ^bThe Lord has ^csworn

and will ^dnot change his mind,

^e“You are ^fa priest ^gforever

after the order of ^hMelchizedek.”

5  The Lord is at your ⁱright hand;

he will ^jshatter kings on ^kthe day of his wrath.

6  He will ^lexecute judgment among the nations,

^mfilling them with corpses;

he will ⁿshatter chiefs⁴

over the wide earth.

7  He will ^odrink from the brook by the way;

therefore he will lift up his head.