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16:1  Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say to God, “Be my Lord!” Without you, nothing makes sense.
16:2  Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say to God, “Be my Lord!” Without you, nothing makes sense.
16:3  And these God-chosen lives all around— what splendid friends they make!
16:4  Don’t just go shopping for a god. Gods are not for sale. I swear I’ll never treat god-names like brand-names.
16:5  My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I’m your choice! You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
16:6  My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I’m your choice! You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
16:7  The wise counsel God gives when I’m awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I’ll stick with God; I’ve got a good thing going and I’m not letting go.
16:8  The wise counsel God gives when I’m awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I’ll stick with God; I’ve got a good thing going and I’m not letting go.
16:9  I’m happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I’m firmly formed. You canceled my ticket to hell— that’s not my destination!
16:10  I’m happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I’m firmly formed. You canceled my ticket to hell— that’s not my destination!
16:11  Now you’ve got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way.