Psalms 16
1 Preserve me, O God: for in you do I put my trust.
“A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.
2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness extends not to you;
[O my soul], thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
[But] in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Multiplied shall be the sorrows of those who give presents to another god: I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor bear their names upon my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: you maintain my lot.
Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
6 The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage.
My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: also in the night seasons my reins admonish me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I have always set the Lord before me, that, being at my right hand, I might not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Therefore is rejoiced my heart, and my spirit is glad: also my flesh shall rest in safety.
10 For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For thou wilt not abandon my soul to the grave: thou wilt not suffer thy pious [servant] to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for ever more.
Thou wilt let me know the path of life: fulness of joy is in thy presence; pleasures are at thy right hand for evermore.
