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[a]They multiply their sorrows
    who court other gods.
Blood libations to them I will not pour out,
    nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Lord, my allotted portion and my cup,
    you have made my destiny secure.(A)
[b]Pleasant places were measured out for me;
    fair to me indeed is my inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:4 Take their names: to use the gods’ names in oaths and hence to affirm them as one’s own gods.
  2. 16:6 Pleasant places were measured out for me: the psalmist is pleased with the plot of land measured out to the family, which was to be passed on to succeeding generations (“my inheritance”).

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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