The Lord, my inheritance

Preserve me, Lord, I put my hope in you.

I have said to the Lord 

“You are my Lord, in you alone is all my good”.

As for the holy and noble men of the land, 

in them is all my delight.

But for those who run to alien gods, 

their sorrows are many.

I will not share in their libations of blood. 

I will not speak their names.

You, Lord, are my inheritance and my cup. 

You control my destiny,

the lot marked out for me is of the best, 

my inheritance is all I could ask for.

I will bless the Lord who gave me understanding; even in the night my heart will teach me wisdom.

I will hold the Lord for ever in my sight, 

with him at my side I can never be shaken.

Thus it is that my heart rejoices, 

heart and soul together, 

while my body rests in calm hope.

You will not leave my soul in the underworld. 

You will not let your chosen one see decay.

You will show me the paths of life, 

the fullness of joy before your face, 

and delights at your right hand until the end of time.

Glory be to the Father 

and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, 

as it was in the beginning, is now, 

and ever shall be, world without end. 

Amen.

My body will rest in calm and hope. 

Alleluia, Praise the Lord.