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Those who hurry after another god[a] will have many sorrows;
    I will not present[b] their drink offerings of blood,
        nor will my lips speak[c] their names.
The Lord is my inheritance and my cup;
    you support my lot.
The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me;
    truly, I have a beautiful heritage.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:4 The Heb. lacks god
  2. Psalm 16:4 Lit. pour out
  3. Psalm 16:4 Lit. lift up on my lips

Those who run after other gods(A) will suffer(B) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(C) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(D) and my cup;(E)
    you make my lot(F) secure.
The boundary lines(G) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.(H)

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