Psalms 16
1 Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing extendeth not to thee,
I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 But to the Saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent: all my delite is in them.
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
4 The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.
Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 The lines are fallen vnto me in pleasant places: yea, I haue a faire heritage.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 I wil prayse the Lord, who hath giuen me counsell: my reines also teach me in the nightes.
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I haue set the Lord alwayes before me: for hee is at my right hand: therefore I shall not slide.
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 Wherefore mine heart is glad and my tongue reioyceth: my flesh also doeth rest in hope.
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 For thou wilt not leaue my soule in the graue: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy: and at thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore.
You will show me the path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
