1Ein güldenes Kleinod Davids. Bewahre mich, Gott; denn ich traue auf dich. /2Ich habe gesagt zu dem HERRN: Du bist ja der Herr! Ich weiß von keinem Gut außer dir. (Ps 73,25)3An den Heiligen, die auf Erden sind, an den Herrlichen hab ich all mein Gefallen.4Aber jene, die einem andern nachlaufen, werden viel Herzeleid haben. Ich will das Blut ihrer Trankopfer nicht opfern noch ihren Namen in meinem Munde führen.5Der HERR ist mein Gut und mein Teil; du hältst mein Los in deinen Händen! (4Mo 18,20; Ps 73,26; Kla 3,24)6Das Los ist mir gefallen auf liebliches Land; mir ist ein schönes Erbteil geworden.7Ich lobe den HERRN, der mich beraten hat; auch mahnt mich mein Herz des Nachts.8Ich habe den HERRN allezeit vor Augen; er steht mir zur Rechten, so wanke ich nicht.9Darum freut sich mein Herz, und meine Seele ist fröhlich; auch mein Leib wird sicher wohnen.10Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht dem Tode lassen und nicht zugeben, dass dein Heiliger die Grube sehe.11Du tust mir kund den Weg zum Leben: Vor dir ist Freude die Fülle und Wonne zu deiner Rechten ewiglich.
1My God, keep me safe. I go to you for safety.2I say to the LORD, ‘You are my Lord. Without you, I don’t have anything that is good.’3I say about God’s people who live in our land, ‘They are the noble ones. I take great delight in them.’4Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out offerings of blood to those gods. My lips will not speak their names.5LORD, you alone are everything I need. You make my life secure.6I am very pleased with what you have given me. I am very happy with what I’ve received from you.7I will praise the LORD. He gives me good advice. Even at night my heart teaches me.8I keep my eyes always on the LORD. He is at my right hand. So I will always be secure.9So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue. My body also will be secure.10You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your faithful one rot away.11You always show me the path of life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will make me happy for ever at your right hand.
1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.[1] (Ps 11,1)2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Ps 73,25)3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.[2] (2Mo 19,6; 5Mo 7,6; 1Petr 2,9)4The sorrows of those who run after[3] another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. (2Mo 23,13; Jos 23,7)5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. (4Mo 18,20; 5Mo 32,9; Ps 23,5; Ps 73,26; Ps 116,13; Ps 119,57; Ps 125,3; Ps 142,5; Jer 10,16; Jer 51,19; Kla 3,24)6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (Mi 2,5)7I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.[4] (1Sam 23,9; 2Sam 5,18; 2Sam 5,19; Ps 7,9; Ps 17,3; Ps 42,8)8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. (Ps 10,6; Ps 15,5; Ps 109,31; Ps 110,5; Ps 119,30; Ps 121,5; Apg 2,25)9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being[5] rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. (1Mo 49,6; Ps 30,12; Ps 57,8; Ps 108,1)10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.[6] (Hi 21,13; Ps 49,9; Ps 89,18; Ps 103,4; Mk 1,24; Apg 13,35)11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Ps 21,6; Ps 36,8; Mt 7,14)