Psalms 16
1 A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom 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.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
I have put the LORD before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (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.
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
