Psalm 16

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16 Please keep me safe, God,
    because I come to you for help.
² I have said to the Lord,
    ‘You are my Lord.
All the good things that I have in my life
    are gifts from you.’
³ When I think about your own people who live in this land,
    it makes me happy!
    They are truly great people!
⁴ But many troubles will come
    to people who choose to worship other gods.
I will not join with them
    to offer gifts of blood to their gods.
I will never use the names of their gods
    to make promises.
⁵ You, Lord, are all that I need.
What you give to me is enough,
    for me and for my descendants.
⁶ Yes, you have given to me a good way of life.
Your gifts are better than good fields
    or valuable land.
⁷ I will praise the Lord,
    who is my guide through life.
In the dark nights,
    you help me to learn what is right.
⁸ I will always trust the Lord to be with me.
He is very near to me,
    so I will not be upset.
⁹ I am truly happy and I thank God.
I know that my life is safe with God.
¹⁰ You, Lord, will not leave me
    in the deep hole of death.
As one who belongs to you,
    you will not leave my body to spoil in the grave.
¹¹ You will lead me along the path of life.
Because you are with me,
    I am very happy.
I know that I will be with you for ever,
    and that makes me very happy!