Psalms 16
1 A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
“A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.
2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
[O my soul], thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
[But] in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.
4 Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Multiplied shall be the sorrows of those who give presents to another god: I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor bear their names upon my lips.
5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
7 I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: also in the night seasons my reins admonish me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
I have always set the Lord before me, that, being at my right hand, I might not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Therefore is rejoiced my heart, and my spirit is glad: also my flesh shall rest in safety.
10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
For thou wilt not abandon my soul to the grave: thou wilt not suffer thy pious [servant] to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Thou wilt let me know the path of life: fulness of joy is in thy presence; pleasures are at thy right hand for evermore.
