1. Protect me, God: I trust in You.

I tell you now, „You are my Lord;

On You my happiness depends.“

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Protect Me God: I trust in You.

2. Your People are a chosen race,

And I delight in Your friends,

But pagan ways I will not share.

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3. Lord God You are My food and drink;

My work for You is joy indeed;

Glad is the heritage that‘s mine.

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4. Thank You, my Lord for warning me;

By night and day You guide my thoughts.

With You before me I stand firm.

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5. So now I am glad in heart and soul,

For I have found security-

Among the dead I shall not rot.

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6. Not death, but life, shall be my path;

Abundant joy Your presence grants,

An honoured place, and happiness.

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Psa 16:1  A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

Psa 16:2  I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."

Psa 16:3  As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.

Psa 16:4  The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.

Psa 16:5  The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
Psa 16:6  The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

Psa 16:7  I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.

Psa 16:8  I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Psa 16:9  Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.

Psa 16:10  For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

Psa 16:11  You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.