Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in you

Story guide: A worshiper stays with faithful neighbors and turns from a rival offering. A worshiper seeks refuge with the faithful and turns away from rival offerings.

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0A miktam of David.

1Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in you.

2I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

3As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.

4The sorrows of those who hurry after another god will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I take their names on my lips.

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