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Those who lead holy lives on earth
    are the noble ones who fill me with joy.[a]
Those who quickly chase after other gods multiply their sorrows.
    I will not pour out their sacrificial offerings of blood
        or use my lips to speak their names.

Yahweh is my inheritance and my cup.
    You are the one who determines my destiny.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:3 English equivalent of this verse difficult.

I say of the holy people(A) who are in the land,(B)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
Those who run after other gods(C) will suffer(D) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(E) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(F) and my cup;(G)
    you make my lot(H) secure.

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