5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer: neither make
mention of their names within my lips.
6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my
cup: thou shalt maintain my lot.
7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground: yea, I have a goodly
heritage.
8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning: my reins also
chasten me in the night-season.
9 I have set God always before me: for he is on my right hand,
therefore I shall not fall.
10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory rejoiced: my flesh
also shall rest in hope.
11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell: neither shalt
thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is the
fulness of joy: and at thy right hand there is pleasure for
evermore.
PSALM 17. _Exaudi, Domine_.
Hear the right, O Lord, consider my complaint: and hearken unto
my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and let thine eyes
look upon the thing that is equal.
3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season;
thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me: for I am
utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.
4 Because of men's works, that are done against the words of thy
lips: I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.