< Psalms 16 >
1 Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.
A michtam of David. Keep 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, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
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.
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 O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit. (Sheol )
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol )
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 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.