Psalms 16
1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 [O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 [But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] 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 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.
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 The LORD [is] 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: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because [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 shall rest in hope.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures 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.
