Psalms 16
1 Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
4 Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.
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.
5 O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.
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.
