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ASV · American Standard Version

Psalms 16

1Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

2O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord:

3As for the saints that are in the earth,

4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god:

5Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:

6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;

7I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel;

8I have set Jehovah always before me:

9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:

10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol;

11Thou wilt show me the path of life:

American Standard Version · 1901 · Public Domain

The 1901 American revision — literal, formal, the "Rock of Biblical Honesty."