As for (A)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
    in whom is all my delight.[a]

The sorrows of those who run after[b] another god shall multiply;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or (B)take their names on my lips.

The Lord is (C)my chosen portion and my (D)cup;
    you hold my (E)lot.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
  2. Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire

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