Psalms 16
1 A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.
2 My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;
3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
5 The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because — at my right hand I am not moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol (Sheol h7585), neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys [is] with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!
