Psalms 16
1 A psalm (miktam) of David. Take care of me, Lord, for I come to you for protection.
Tituli inscriptio ipsi David. Conserva me Domine, quoniam speravi in te.
2 I tell the Lord, “Apart from you Lord, I don't have anything that's good.”
Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu, quoniam bonorum meorum non eges.
3 As for the holy people in the land, they are the ones who are truly great. I appreciate them.
Sanctis, qui sunt in terra eius, mirificavit omnes voluntates meas in eis.
4 Those who run after other gods will face a lot of trouble. I will not participate in their offerings of blood, I will not even speak the names of their gods.
Multiplicatæ sunt infirmitates eorum: postea acceleraverunt. Non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus: nec memor ero nominum eorum per labia mea.
5 Lord, you alone are all I have; you give me what I need; you safeguard my future.
Dominus pars hereditatis meæ, et calicis mei: tu es, qui restitues hereditatem meam mihi.
6 The land divisions have worked out in my favor—my property is wonderful!
Funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris: etenim hereditas mea præclara est mihi.
7 I will bless the Lord who gives me good advice; even at night my conscience tells me what is right.
Benedicam Dominum, qui tribuit mihi intellectum: insuper et usque ad noctem increpuerunt me renes mei.
8 I have always kept the Lord in front of me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Providebam Dominum in conspectu meo semper: quoniam a dextris est mihi, ne commovear.
9 That's why I'm so happy! That's why I am full of joy! That's why my body lives in hope!
Propter hoc lætatum est cor meum, et exultavit lingua mea: insuper et caro mea requiescet in spe.
10 For you will not abandon me in the grave, nor will you allow your Holy One to experience decay. (Sheol h7585)
Quoniam non derelinques animam meam in inferno: nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem. (Sheol h7585)
11 You have shown me the path of life, filling me with joy with your presence and the delight of living with you forever.
Notas mihi fecisti vias vitæ, adimplebis me lætitia cum vultu tuo: delectationes in dextera tua usque in finem.
